# NTSB MKC66F0098: Piper PA-22, N2621P, Fairbault, MN, May 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1965
- Place: Fairbault, MN · FAIRBAULT, MN
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1684  65/5/30    FAIRBAULT MINN      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 115
        TIME - 1540                    N2621P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2621P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2621P-2020-10-03), registration cancelled 2020-10-03, S/N 22-2957, built 1955 (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 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2621P (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN20LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA015), Oct 27, 2019: Piper PA22 (N2621P), White Bear Township, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to select the proper fuel tank before departure, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.

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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