# NTSB CHI73FEC10: Piper PA-22, N3338Z, Sebewaing, MI, September 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1972
- Place: Sebewaing, MI · SEBEWAING, MI
- Location: 43.7317° N, 83.4509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebewaing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7317&lon=-83.4509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEC10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEC10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3338Z), registered now, S/N 22-7278, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Sebewaing

## Other investigations on N3338Z (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 CHI70FBJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBJ22), Apr 26, 1970: Piper PA-22 (N3338Z), Orangeville, MI, destroyed

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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