# Accident 20001117038799A: Piper PA22135, Ontario, November 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2000
- Place: Ontario
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0793° N, 117.0108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0793&lon=-117.0108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3762A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3762A-2001-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001117038799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT AND ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE A/C DEPARTED THE ONTARIO AIRPORT FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. ON TAKEOFF AS THE A/C BROKE GROUND IT YAWED TO THE RIGHT AND WAS CLIMBING IN A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND LEVEL THE LEFT WING FAILED JUST INBOARD OF THE WING STRUT. THE LEFT WING FOLDED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INVERTED AND THEN ENTERED A VERTICAL DESCENT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 SEA01FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA021), Nov 17, 2000: Piper PA-22-135 (N3762A), Ontario, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Overstress loading to the left wing lift strut resulting in the left wing folding upward during the initial climb.

## Other reports on N3762A (1)

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

- [Accident 19820823040689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820823040689A), Aug 23, 1982: Piper PA22135 (N3762A), Ontario, OR, Substantial damage. Aircraft wheel struck irrigation sprinkler during simulated emergency landing. Additional damage during landing.

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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