# Accident 19790522012499A: Piper PA22160, Nenana, AK, May 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1979, 16:45 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5361° N, 149.0836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nenana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5361&lon=-149.0836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162) (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: 481 total, 17 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FAA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FAA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522012499A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT MISJUDGED ACFT FUEL RANGE, FAILED TO FUEL AT STOPS EN ROUTE.

## 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 ANC79FAA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FAA13), May 22, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N162), Nenana, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N162 (1)

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

- [Accident 19751226039859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751226039859A), Dec 26, 1975: Piper PA22160 (N162), Angwin, CA, 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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