# Accident 19750327015079A: Mrchti S20522R, Drifting, PA, March 27, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1975
- Place: Drifting, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.0217° N, 78.1140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Drifting, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0217&lon=-78.1140&mi=10
- Aircraft: N985WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N985WA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R (registry code 8120412, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI S20522R
- Reported engine: FRNKLN
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,749 total, 36 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750327015079A

## Narrative

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

PROP GOV INLET BLKD RESIDUE FM INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE.ORIGIN OF FAILURE IN NR 3 PISTON & PIN AREA

## 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 NYC75FGM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM28), Mar 27, 1975: Siai-Marche S205 (N985WA), Drifting, PA, 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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