# NTSB CHI76DEP22: Piper PA-22, N3347A, Rhinelander, WI, January 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1976
- Place: Rhinelander, WI · RHINELANDER, WI
- Location: 45.6342° N, 89.4288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rhinelander, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6342&lon=-89.4288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEP22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEP22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0376  76/1/15    RHINELANDER,WI      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 187
        TIME - 1510                    N3347A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RHINELANDER,WI              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH SNOWMOBILE WHILE LANDING ON SURFACE OF FROZEN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3347A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3347A), registered now, S/N 22-1617, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3347A (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 CHI70D0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0012), Apr 18, 1969: Piper PA-22 (N3347A), Madison, WI, 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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