# NTSB CHI72AC019: Piper PA-22, N2730P, Angola, IN, September 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1971
- Place: Angola, IN · ANGOLA, IN
- Location: 41.6473° N, 85.0082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angola, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6473&lon=-85.0082&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3795   71/9/3  NR.ANGOLA,IND         PIPER PA-22         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 830
        TIME - 1620                    N2730P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLDWATER,MICH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT BUZZ LAKE AND IMPACT WATER AFTER STEEP TURN.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 140 MG PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2730P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2730P-1973-09-13), registration cancelled 1973-09-13, S/N 22-3036 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2730P (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 SEA73AS017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS017), Dec 31, 1972: Piper PA-22 (N2730P), Portland, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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