# Accident 19750712023419A: Piper PA15, Kendallville, IN, July 12, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1975
- Place: Kendallville, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.4434° N, 85.2582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kendallville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4434&lon=-85.2582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4544H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4544H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-15 (registry code 7101502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA15
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,907 total, 9 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76DET02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DET02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750712023419A

## Narrative

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

TKOF FM NEWLY CUT HAYFIELD.CARB DOES NOT UTILIZE AN AIR INTAKE SCREEN.POST ACDT ENG & COMP CKD OK.

## 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 CHI76DET02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DET02), Jul 12, 1975: Piper PA-15 (N4544H), Kendallville, IN, 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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