# NTSB UNK65X1382: Piper PA-22, N8131C, Seminole, TX, February 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1965
- Place: Seminole, TX · SEMINOLE, TX
- Location: 32.7222° N, 102.6498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seminole, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7222&lon=-102.6498&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 March 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1382
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1382

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0181   65/2/1    SEMINOLE TEX        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N8131C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEMINOLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8131C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8131C-2019-04-17), registration cancelled 2019-04-17, S/N 22-2277, 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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Seminole

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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