# NTSB CHI73FEG10: Piper PA-32, N3821W, Blue Creek, OH, October 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1972
- Place: Blue Creek, OH · BLUE CREEK, OH
- Location: 38.7776° N, 83.3302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Creek, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7776&lon=-83.3302&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3010  72/10/27   BLUE CREEK,OHIO     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 269
        TIME - 1000                    N3821W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUBURN,IND                  PINEHURST,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3821W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3821W-1975-08-15), registration cancelled 1975-08-15, S/N 32-752 (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

## Other investigations on N3821W (3)

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 CHI76AC014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC014), Aug 15, 1975: Piper PA-32 (N3821W), Fort Wayne, IN, destroyed, 5 fatal
- [NTSB CHI71DBJ58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBJ58), Feb 28, 1971: Piper PA-32 (N3821W), Boyne Falls, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0319), Oct 16, 1967: Piper PA-32 (N3821W), Winner, SD, substantial damage

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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