# Accident 19731008034289A: Piper PA22150, West Branch, IA, October 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1973
- Place: West Branch, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.6662° N, 91.3442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Branch, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6662&lon=-91.3442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3336Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3336Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 73 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DCD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731008034289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST,VFR ON TOP.LNDD IN CORN FLD.N0 WX BRIEF.FLTNOT AUTHORIZED BY INSTRUCTOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC74DCD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD17), Oct 8, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N3336Z), West Branch, IA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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