# NTSB CHI79FEI37: Piper PA-22, N7351D, Kirby, OH, August 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1979
- Place: Kirby, OH · KIRBY, OH
- Location: 40.8135° N, 83.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirby, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8135&lon=-83.4194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEI37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2274   79/8/5    KIRBY,OH            PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 100
        TIME - 1850                    N7351D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDUSKY,OH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED IN MEDIUM L BANK & SEL ON L TANK WHEN ENG FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7351D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7351D-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 22-5146, built 1957 (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790805024529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790805024529A), Aug 5, 1979: Piper PA22, Kirby, OH, Substantial damage. Engine stopped due to fuel starvation. Landed in cornfield. Flipped over. Fuel selector on empty tank.

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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