# NTSB IAD75AI018: Piper PA-22, N1822P, Huntington, WV, October 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1974
- Place: Huntington, WV · HUNTINGTON, WV
- Location: 38.4093° N, 82.4335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4093&lon=-82.4335&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3031   74/10/4   HUNTINGTON,W VA     PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 400
        TIME - 1830                    N1822P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWLON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGTON,W VA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 70 MG PCT.STRUCK TREES DRG PULL UP FM SPLIT S.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1822P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1822P-1974-11-26), registration cancelled 1974-11-26, S/N 22-2602 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Newlon 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 19741004035859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741004035859A), Oct 4, 1974: Piper PA22150, Huntington, WV, Destroyed. Blood alcohol lvl 70 mg pct. Struck trees drg pull up fm split s.

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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