# NTSB IAD71FIJ18: Piper PA-22, N9234D, Kinston, NC, November 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1970
- Place: Kinston, NC · KINSTON, NC
- Location: 35.2751° N, 77.5934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinston, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2751&lon=-77.5934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FIJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FIJ18-159217

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4167  70/11/15   KINSTON,NC          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 220
        TIME - 1530                    N9234D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STALLINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINSTON,NC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVEST DISCLOSED NO MALFUNCTION. L TANK WAS FULL,R TANK UNDET DUE IMPACT DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9234D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9234D-1971-03-29), registration cancelled 1971-03-29, S/N 22-6294 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stallings

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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