# NTSB LAX74DUM20: Piper PA-22, N1837P, Brawley, CA, February 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1974
- Place: Brawley, CA · BRAWLEY, CA
- Location: 32.9785° N, 115.5286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brawley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9785&lon=-115.5286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0739  74/2/23    BRAWLEY,CALIF       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1105                    N1837P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 47, 3280 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            17 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAWLEY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRAWLEY,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- GRAINS OF SAND FOUND IN CARB CK VALVE. LND IN STREET,NOSE GR HIT CURB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1837P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1837P-1975-05-07), registration cancelled 1975-05-07, S/N 22-2617 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brawley Muni

## 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 19740223003299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740223003299A), Feb 23, 1974: Piper PA22150, Brawley, CA, Substantial damage. Grains of sand found in carb ck valve. Lnd in street,nose gr hit curb.

## Other investigations on N1837P (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 UNK65X0506](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0506), Oct 31, 1964: Piper PA-22 (N1837P), Yorba Linda, CA, destroyed

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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