# NTSB IAD77DID25: Piper PA22, N9512D, Blackstone, VA, July 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1977
- Place: Blackstone, VA · BLACKSTONE, VA
- Location: 37.0818° N, 78.0028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blackstone, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0818&lon=-78.0028&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DID25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1922  77/7/22    BLACKSTONE,VA       PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1840                    N9512D              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 309 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CREWE,VA                    BLACKSTONE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CAMSHAFT FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9512D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9512D), registered now, S/N 22-6428, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (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 19770722021509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770722021509A), Jul 22, 1977: Piper PA22160, Blackstone, VA, Substantial damage. Camshaft failure.

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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