# Accident 19741020036899A: Piper PA23, Wautoma, WI, October 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1974
- Place: Wautoma, WI
- Airport: Wautoma Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 44.0431° N, 89.3057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAUTOMA MUNI (Y50), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0431&lon=-89.3057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1450P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1450P-2019-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 677 total, 45 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEP28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741020036899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

R FUEL SELECTOR FOUND IN OFF PSN.NO FUEL FOUND IN CARB.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI75FEP28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP28), Oct 20, 1974: Piper PA-23 (N1450P), Wautoma, WI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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