# NTSB OAK74DVA57: Piper PA-22, N2436P, Cholame, CA, April 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1974
- Place: Cholame, CA · CHOLAME, CA
- Location: 35.7239° N, 120.2965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cholame, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7239&lon=-120.2965&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVA57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0792  74/4/13  NR.CHOLAME,CALIF      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 505
        TIME - 1545                    N2436P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 309 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS BANOS,CALIF             PASO ROBLES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- LOW FLT OVR RANCH HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2436P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2436P-2024-07-27), registration cancelled 2024-07-27, S/N 22-2807, built 1956 (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 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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 19740413008859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740413008859A), Apr 13, 1974: Piper PA22, Cholame, CA, Substantial damage. Low flt ovr ranch house.

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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