# Accident 19770526014639A: Piper PA22160, Mayville, NY, May 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1977
- Place: Mayville, NY
- Airport: Dart Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.2681° N, 79.4817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DART (D79), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2681&lon=-79.4817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8618D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8618D-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,105 total, 54 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FFJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770526014639A

## Narrative

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

FORGOT TO SWITCH TANKS.

## 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 NYC77FFJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ28), May 26, 1977: Piper PA-22 (N8618D), Mayville, 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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