# Accident 19750722022249A: Piper PA36285, Wheatly, AR, July 22, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1975
- Place: Wheatly, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N43706, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43706-2001-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 100 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FPG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750722022249A

## Narrative

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

NR 1 CYL BARREL FAILED.

## 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 FTW76FPG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPG06), Jul 22, 1975: Piper PA-36 (N43706), Wheatly, AR, 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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