# Accident 20070704012899A: Piper PA22135, Johnson, NE, July 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2007, 11:20 local time
- Place: Johnson, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3992° N, 96.1714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3992&lon=-96.1714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3737A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3737A-2007-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070704012899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 4, 2007, THE PILOT OF A PIPER PACER PA-22-135, N3737A, TOOK OFF FROM THE TECUMSEH NE, AIRPORT, AND FLEW OVER HIS HOME AT JOHNSON, NE. AFTER FLYING OVER HIS HOME, HE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN TO FLY TO FALLS CITY, NE, WHERE HE WAS TAKING THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. DURING HIS RIGHT HAND TURN, THE LEFT FORWARD WING STRUT FAILED CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO SEPARATE FROM THE FUSELAGE THEREBY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH. THE PILOT WAS KILLED.

## 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 CHI07LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA191), Jul 4, 2007: Piper PA-22-135 (N3737A), Johnson, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the left wing's lift strut, which resulted in the separation of the left wing, and the subsequent airplane control not being possible. Factors were the overdue annual inspection, the…

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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