# Accident 19970318003279A: Piper PA22160, Bagdad, AZ, March 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1997, 17:45 local time
- Place: Bagdad, AZ
- Airport: Bagdad
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5000° N, 113.0699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5000&lon=-113.0699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3629Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3629Z-1998-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320C2B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 130 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970318003279A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED STALLED ON CLIMBING TURN TAKEOFF. NO POWER AT IMPACT FUEL SELECTOR NOT IN DETENTE. BURNED. GROSS WEIGHT.                                                                         FT11

## 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 LAX97FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA126), Mar 19, 1997: Piper PA-22-160 (N3629Z), Bagdad, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to obtain and/or maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff/initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. High density altitude was a…

## Other reports on N3629Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19860720047169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860720047169I), Jul 20, 1986: Piper PA22160 (N3629Z), Plainfield, IL. Engine lost partial power. Landed on a freeway safely. Found fuel tank vent clogged with rust.

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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