# NTSB NYC69D0172: Piper PA-22, N4896Z, Kittanning, PA, August 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1968
- Place: Kittanning, PA · KITTANNING, PA
- Location: 40.8287° N, 79.5187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kittanning, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8287&lon=-79.5187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0172

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3340   68/8/3    KITTANNING,PA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 200
        TIME - 2215                    N4896Z              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 180 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: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT OVERFLEW SEVERAL AFLDS. CAUSE OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4896Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4896Z-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 22-8480 (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

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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