# NTSB IAD74FLQ40: Piper PA-22, N1928P, Elizabethtown, KY, June 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1974
- Place: Elizabethtown, KY · ELIZABETHTOWN, KY
- Location: 37.6987° N, 85.8767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethtown, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6987&lon=-85.8767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FLQ40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1720  74/6/29    ELIZABETHTOWN,KY    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N1928P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LLOYD FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELIZABETHTOWN,KY            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1928P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1928P-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 22-2679, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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
- Airport: Lloyd Field

## 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 19740629019129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740629019129A), Jun 29, 1974: Piper PA22150, Elizabethtown, KY, 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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