# NTSB NYC66F0203: Piper PA-22, N1417A, Vincentown, NJ, August 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1965
- Place: Vincentown, NJ · VINCENTOWN, NJ
- Location: 39.9363° N, 74.7512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vincentown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9363&lon=-74.7512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0203
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0203

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3191  65/8/12    VINCENTOWN NJ       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N1417A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE FAILING ALLOWING MIXTURE CONTROL TO GO INTO LEAN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1417A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1417A-2014-09-05), registration cancelled 2014-09-05, S/N 22-328, built 1951 (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: Hall

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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