# NTSB CHI74DEM40: Piper PA-22, N2473P, Trout Lake, MI, February 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1974
- Place: Trout Lake, MI · TROUT LAKE, MI
- Location: 46.1936° N, 85.0190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trout Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1936&lon=-85.0190&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEM40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1722   74/2/3    TROUT LAKE,MICH     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 350
        TIME - 1510                    N2473P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PELSTON,MICH                TROUT LAKE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2473P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2473P), registered now, S/N 22-2848, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740203018329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740203018329A), Feb 3, 1974: Piper PA22, Trout Lake, MI, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2473P (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 GAA17CA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA363), Jun 24, 2017: Piper PA 22 (N2473P), Pendleton, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind.

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.

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