# Accident 19770723024779A: Piper PA22135, Skwentna, AK, July 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1977
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3654A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3654A-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,105 total, 1,105 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAG92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG92) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770723024779A

## Narrative

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

TKOF ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 ANC77DAG92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG92), Jul 23, 1977: Piper PA-20 (N3654A), Skwentna, AK, 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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