# Accident 19790821033939A: Piper PA22, Pauls Valley, OK, August 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1979, 15:35 local time
- Place: Pauls Valley, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7102° N, 97.2240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pauls Valley, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7102&lon=-97.2240&mi=10
- Aircraft: N652A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N652A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,345 total, 54 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790821033939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT AFTER SWITCHING FUEL TANKS AFTER LONG DESCENT. CRASH-LANDED.

## 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 FTW79DPJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ36), Aug 21, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N652A), Pauls Valley, OK, destroyed

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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