# Accident 19770722021509A: Piper PA22160, Blackstone, VA, July 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1977
- Place: Blackstone, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 37.0818° N, 78.0028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blackstone, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0818&lon=-78.0028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9512D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9512D) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 12 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77DID25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770722021509A

## Narrative

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

CAMSHAFT FAILURE.

## 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 IAD77DID25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID25), Jul 22, 1977: Piper PA22 (N9512D), Blackstone, VA, 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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