CHI73FEC10

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Sebewaing, MI · September 30, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 30, 1972
Place
Sebewaing, MI · SEBEWAING, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3338ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168537

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2545  72/9/30    SEBEWAING,MICH      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 316
        TIME - 1530                    N3338Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  SEBEWAING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKEVILLE,MICH              SEBEWAING,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE

Aircraft

Registration
N3338Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sebewaing

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N3338Z · 1

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