# NTSB OAK74AP014: Piper PA-22, N8974C, Millville, CA, September 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1973
- Place: Millville, CA · MILLVILLE, CA
- Location: 40.5596° N, 122.1757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5596&lon=-122.1757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74AP014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP014-201615

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2901  73/9/29    MILLVILLE,CALIF     PIPER PA-22         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1850                    N8974C              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 52, 4030 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDDING,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- MTL AND FABRIC SKIN STRIPPED FM WINGS,CANOPY DEPARTED DUE EXCESS SPD.PLT IN CMD PRESUMED AT CNTRLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8974C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8974C-1973-11-16), registration cancelled 1973-11-16, S/N 22-1552 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730929031179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730929031179A), Sep 29, 1973: Piper PA22, Millville, CA, Destroyed. Mtl and fabric skin stripped fm wings,canopy departed due excess spd. Plt in cmd presumed at cntrls

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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