# NTSB NYC80FHA20: Piper PA-22, N8610D, Hallstead, PA, June 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1980
- Place: Hallstead, PA · HALLSTEAD, PA
- Location: 41.9571° N, 75.7461° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hallstead, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9571&lon=-75.7461&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2029  80/6/24    HALLSTEAD,PA        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1282
        TIME - 1400                    N8610D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALSTEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HALLSTEAD,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL SEL ON L TANK,NO FUEL FOUND IN L TANK.LNDD IN 4FT HIGH GRASS OFF END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8610D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8610D-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 22-5810, built 1957 (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: Halstead

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800624021609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800624021609A), Jun 24, 1980: Piper PA22150, Halstead, PA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Crash-landed off end of runway. Fuel selector on empty tank. No time to switch to full tank

## Other investigations on N8610D (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 MIA66F0186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0186), Aug 28, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N8610D), High Point, NC, 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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