# NTSB IAD71AI024: Piper PA-22, Hamlin, WV, November 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: November 8, 1970
- Place: Hamlin, WV · HAMLIN, WV
- Location: 38.2779° N, 82.1020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamlin, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, January 8, 1971
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71AI024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71AI024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1621   70/11/8   HAMLIN,W VA         PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1520                    N26F                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMLIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMLIN,W VA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           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- FUEL SELECTOR FOUND IN OFF POSITION. STRUCK CREEK BANK. CP HAS NO OFFICIAL RECORD SINCE 1963.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-cruise

## Aircraft

- Registration: N26F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26F-1971-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: HAMLIN

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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