# NTSB CHI74FEC07: Piper PA-22, N3767A, Petersburg, MI, August 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1973
- Place: Petersburg, MI · PETERSBURG, MI
- Location: 41.8994° N, 83.7066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8994&lon=-83.7066&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEC07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2113  73/8/16    PETERSBURG,MICH     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 182
        TIME - 1345                    N3767A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRADOLPH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GROSSE ISLE,MICH            PETERSBURG,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3767A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3767A-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 22-2000, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gradolph

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730816026209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730816026209A), Aug 16, 1973: Piper PA22150, Petersburg, MI, 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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