# NTSB CHI75FEK31: Piper PA-22, N3809P, Mt Vernon, OH, June 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1975
- Place: Mt Vernon, OH · MT VERNON, OH
- Location: 40.3852° N, 82.4749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3852&lon=-82.4749&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEK31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEK31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1815  75/6/22    MT VERNON,OH        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2305                    N3809P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 57, 2526 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KNOX CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YOUNGSTOWN,OH               ANDERSON,IN
        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 - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           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
        REMARKS- BKN EX VALVE ON NR 3 CYL.CRASH LNDD IN TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3809P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3809P-2012-11-13), registration cancelled 2012-11-13, S/N 22-3498, built 1955 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Knox Co

## 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 19750622019779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750622019779A), Jun 22, 1975: Piper PA22150, Mt Vernon, OH, Destroyed. Bkn ex valve on nr 3 cyl. Crash lndd in trees.

## Other investigations on N3809P (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 DEN87FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA081), Apr 3, 1987: Piper PA-22-150 (N3809P), Morgan, UT, 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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