# Accident 19780822035069A: Piper PA22, Danville,Va, VA, August 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1978
- Place: Danville,Va, VA
- Airport: Danville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.5725° N, 79.3363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANVILLE RGNL (DAN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5725&lon=-79.3363&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5361Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5361Z-1990-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,774 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FID22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780822035069A

## Narrative

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

MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE BROKE NEAR POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO CARBURETOR.

## 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 IAD78FID22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID22), Aug 22, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N5361Z), Danville, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5361Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19881024050109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881024050109A), Oct 24, 1988: Piper STCPA22 (N5361Z), Mocksville, NC, Substantial damage. Engine cut out twice, stalled and spun in circling to land. Fuel line swollen and collapsed. Was using auto fuel.

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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