# NTSB CHI74FEC42: Piper PA-22, N2240A, Cambridge Jt, MI, April 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1974
- Place: Cambridge Jt, MI · CAMBRIDGE JT, MI
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEC42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0869  74/4/27    CAMBRIDGE JT,MICH   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N2240A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMBRIDGE JCT,MICH          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- STRUCK SMALL TREE AT EDGE OF STRIP.PLT THOUGHT FUEL SELECTOR L TANK PSN,FOUND ON R TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2240A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2240A-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 22-640, built 1952 (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 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

## 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 19740427011319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740427011319A), Apr 27, 1974: Piper PA22, Cambridge Jt, MI, Substantial damage. Struck small tree at edge of strip. Plt thought fuel selector l tank psn,found on r tank.

## Other investigations on N2240A (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 NYC72DIG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DIG12), Sep 5, 1971: Piper PA-22 (N2240A), Pasadena, MD, substantial damage

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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