# Accident 19860329011059A: Piper PA22150, Plymouth, MI, March 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1986, 14:20 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MI
- Airport: Mettetal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3698° N, 83.4597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3698&lon=-83.4597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3900P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3900P-2002-04-22) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 372 total, 154 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860329011059A

## Narrative

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

FUEL LINE OFF AT CARBURETOR. LANDED IN FIELD, NOSED OVER. FAILED TO CHECK FOR FUEL LEAK ON PREFLIGHT. FUEL MISSING.

## 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 CHI86LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA114), Mar 29, 1986: Piper PA-22-150 (N3900P), Plymouth, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3900P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980506008499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980506008499A), May 6, 1998: Piper PA22150 (N3900P), Woodstock, GA, Substantial damage. Struck trees on rising terrain on takeoff. In valley showed no wind but above trees had tailwind. (.4)according to the pilot-in-command (PIC), after a local…

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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