# NTSB NYC69F0105: Piper PA-22, N3656Z, Leechburg, PA, July 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1968
- Place: Leechburg, PA · LEECHBURG, PA
- Location: 40.6304° N, 79.6022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leechburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6304&lon=-79.6022&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 October 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2494  68/7/20    LEECHBURG,PA        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 68, 6700
        TIME - 1000                    N3656Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEECHBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- RT FUEL TANK EMPTY, LFT TANK 7 1/2 GALS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3656Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3656Z-2017-05-22), registration cancelled 2017-05-22, S/N 22-7553, built 1960 (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 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Leechburg

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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