# Accident 19790624016869A: Piper PA23, Griffin, GA, June 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1979, 19:45 local time
- Place: Griffin, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2432° N, 84.2719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffin, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2432&lon=-84.2719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4406P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4406P-1982-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,153 total, 31 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624016869A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED FUEL DEPLETION FROM ONE MAIN TANK. MISMANAGED CROSSFEED & AUX TANK SELECTION. BOTH ENGINES DEPRIVED OF FUEL

## 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 MIA79FKG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG51), Jun 24, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N4406P), Griffin, GA, 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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