# NTSB NYC70FHM11: Piper PA-22, N8104C, Northvale, NJ, March 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1970
- Place: Northvale, NJ · NORTHVALE, NJ
- Location: 41.0145° N, 73.9488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northvale, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0145&lon=-73.9488&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FHM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FHM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1097  70/3/19    NORTHVALE,NJ        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 120
        TIME - 1648                    N8104C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMBLER,PA                   AMHERST,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R FUEL TANK FULL L TANK EMPTY.FUEL TANK SELECTOR PSN L TANK.FUEL GAUGE SELECTED R TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8104C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8104C-1970-05-26), registration cancelled 1970-05-26, S/N 22-2250, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ramapo Valley

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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