# Accident 19760513012979A: Piper PA22108, Lancaster, NY, May 13, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1976
- Place: Lancaster, NY
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.9006° N, 78.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9006&lon=-78.6688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4635Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4635Z-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,237 total, 214 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FFJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760513012979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

R TANK CONTAINED FUEL,L EMPTY.CTCTD GND ON L GR AND WING TIP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC76FFJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFJ24), May 13, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N4635Z), Lancaster, NY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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