# NTSB CHI76AC049: Piper PA-22, N3501Z, Lebanon, IN, February 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1976
- Place: Lebanon, IN · LEBANON, IN
- Location: 40.0364° N, 86.4611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebanon, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0364&lon=-86.4611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1054  76/2/16    LEBANON,IN          PIPER PA-22         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 111
        TIME - 0755                    N3501Z              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOONE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEBANON,IN                  LOUISVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                          RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     225
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RETURN TO ARPT AFTER ABORTING FLT WIND GUSTING 35K.ACFT OBSVD TO RISE & FALL AND BUFFETED SEVERELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3501Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3501Z-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N 22-7396, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Boone County

## 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 19760216013919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760216013919A), Feb 16, 1976: Piper PA22160, Lebanon, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Return to arpt after aborting flt wind gusting 35K.acft obsvd to rise & fall and buffeted severely

## Other investigations on N3501Z (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 CHI68F0333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0333), Aug 20, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N3501Z), Columbia, IL, 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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