# NTSB CHI70A0025: Piper PA-32, N3276W, New Berlin, WI, November 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1969
- Place: New Berlin, WI · NEW BERLIN, WI
- Location: 42.9764° N, 88.1084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Berlin, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9764&lon=-88.1084&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70A0025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70A0025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3522   69/11/4   NEW BERLIN,WIS      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1758                    N3276W              PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 35, 4528 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUKESHA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WIS               JUNEAU,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 2 CYL EX VALVE STEM BKN,1/3 INTAKE VALVE BKN OFF.EX VALVE GUIDE WORN IN EXCESS OF MAX ALLOWABLE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3276W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3276W-1976-12-03), registration cancelled 1976-12-03, S/N 32107 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waukesha County

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.

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