# Accident 20010925039569A: Piper PA22160, Skwentna, AK, September 25, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2001, 19:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Rohn River Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3000° N, 153.3833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3000&lon=-153.3833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8127D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8127D) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 260 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010925039569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 25 SEP 2001, AT APPROX. 1900 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER PA-22 AIRPLANE, N8127D CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM RHON RIVER STRIP NEAR SKWENTA ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER FAR 91 AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. DURING A CONVERSATION WITH THE ANCHORAGE FLIGHT STANDARDS OFFICE ON 27 SEP 2001 THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHILE TAKING OFF. PILOT REPORTS THAT HE BELIEVES FUEL STARVATION CAUSED THE ENGINE TO QUIT, HE REPORTS THE FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH WAS CORRECT AND SOME FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK AFTER THE CRASH.

## 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 ANC01LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA149), Sep 26, 2001: Piper PA-22 (N8127D), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to an undetermined reason.

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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