# NTSB NYC67F0172: Piper PA-22, N4568Z, St.Regis Falls, NY, July 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1966
- Place: St.Regis Falls, NY · ST.REGIS FALLS, NY
- Location: 44.6764° N, 74.5310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Regis Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6764&lon=-74.5310&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0172

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2096  66/7/23    ST.REGIS FALLS NY   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 650
        TIME - 1000                    N4568Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 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
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER/INADEQUATE VENTING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AUTOMOTIVE TYPE LEFT FUEL TANK CAP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4568Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4568Z-1967-07-28), registration cancelled 1967-07-28, S/N 22-8077 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4568Z (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 UNK64X2118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2118), Jun 4, 1964: Piper PA22 (N4568Z), Angola, IN, substantial damage

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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