# Accident 19780325004609A: Piper PA22160, El Mirage, AZ, March 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1978
- Place: El Mirage, AZ
- Airport: Pvt Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 33.5902° N, 112.3271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Mirage, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5902&lon=-112.3271&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3447Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3447Z-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780325004609A

## Narrative

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

DWNWND APP TO LND,STALLED FOLLOWING GO-AROUND AFTER CLEARING WIRE

## 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 LAX78FUJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ35), Mar 25, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N3447Z), El Mirage, AZ, 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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