# NTSB IAD71DKM26: Piper PA-22, N2643A, Statesville, NC, January 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1971
- Place: Statesville, NC · STATESVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.7826° N, 80.8873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7826&lon=-80.8873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DKM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DKM26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0258  71/1/31    STATESVILLE,NC      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 656
        TIME - 1700                    N2643A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATESVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOORESVILLE,NC              STATESVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT PROPPED N2643A WITH NO ONE IN COCKPIT.ENGINE STARTED AND AIRCRAFT HIT N7079A.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2643A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2643A-2011-10-13), registration cancelled 2011-10-13, S/N 22-914, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Statesville

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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