# Accident 19741221041809A: Piper PA22, Ruidoso, NM, December 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1974
- Place: Ruidoso, NM
- Airport: Ruidoso Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.3495° N, 105.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruidoso, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3495&lon=-105.6688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8201C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8201C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 19 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75DQA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741221041809A

## Narrative

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

PLT THOUGHT FUEL GAUGE SWITCH WAS ALSO FUEL TANK SELECTOR. TRIED TO LND ON ROAD.

## 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 DEN75DQA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA25), Dec 21, 1974: Piper PA-22 (N8201C), Ruidoso, NM, 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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