# NTSB CHI82DEX02: Piper PA-22, N1785P, Anderson, IN, December 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1981
- Place: Anderson, IN · ANDERSON, IN
- Location: 40.1053° N, 85.6803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anderson, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1053&lon=-85.6803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DEX02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEX02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3463   81/12/5   ANDERSON,IN         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 590
        TIME - 1725                    N1785P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 577 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JESSUP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDERSON,IN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- WASP FOUND IN FUEL LINE BETWEEN WING BUTT JUNCTION & REAR FUEL STRAINER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1785P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1785P-2020-02-28), registration cancelled 2020-02-28, S/N 22-2558, built 1954 (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
- Airport: Jessup

## 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 19811205079509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811205079509A), Dec 5, 1981: Piper PA22150, Anderson, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit right after takeoff. Crash occurred when aircraft flipped inverted during emergency landing.

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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