# NTSB ANC69F0068: Piper PA-22, N3319Z, Mcgrath, AK, September 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1968
- Place: Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69F0068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69F0068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4096  68/9/20    MCGRATH,ALAS        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2100                    N3319Z              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 1300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LEFT TANK HAD FUEL,RT TANK EMPTY. CRASHED IN RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3319Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3319Z-2018-05-18), registration cancelled 2018-05-18, S/N 22-7254, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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