# Accident 19750622016579A: Piper PA22160, Swanton, MD, June 22, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1975
- Place: Swanton, MD
- Airport: Bever Air Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.4599° N, 79.2327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swanton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4599&lon=-79.2327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3460Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3460Z-1975-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 69 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DIG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DIG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750622016579A

## Narrative

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

HI SINK RATE,FAST THROTTLE APPLICATION,ACFT HIT A 5 FT EMBANKMENT.

## 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 IAD75DIG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DIG22), Jun 22, 1975: Piper PA-22 (N3460Z), Swanton, MD, 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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