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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Petersburg, MI · September 8, 1992

Date: September 8, 1992 · 19:15 local
Place: Petersburg, MI
Airport: Grandolph Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3743P
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI92LA270
Reported as: Piper PA22150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 334 total140 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N3743PRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-3463 · Built 1955 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Struck wires on approach to runway. Reported sun glare obscured wires. Wires not marked. Close to runway.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY. REPORTED SUN GLARE OBSCURED WIRES. WIRES NOT MARKED. CLOSE TO RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI92LA270Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPetersburg, MIInadequate visual lookout by the pilot in command during final approach. A factor in the accident was the sunglare.Sep 8, 1992 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3743P · 2

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

Accident 19840801039629AForced/Precautionary Landing · Findlay, OHPartial power loss on takeoff. Landed in field, flipped over. Carburetor heat control linkage broken, mixture rich.Aug 1, 1984 · Substantial damage Incident 19811011076129INormal Cruise · Ada, OHJumpers main chute failed. Unopened reserve chute found on victims body. Reserve chute tested, opened properly.Oct 11, 1981 · 1 fatal