# NTSB DIA68F0175: Piper PA-32, N3744W, Fayetteville, NC, March 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1968
- Place: Fayetteville, NC · FAYETTEVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.0527° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0527&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68F0175
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0175

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0485  68/3/10    FAYETTEVILLE,NC     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 550
        TIME - 1040                    N3744W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 490 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANNIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE STRUT FLAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3744W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3744W-1989-11-03), registration cancelled 1989-11-03, S/N 32658 (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
- Airport: Grannis

## Other investigations on N3744W (2)

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 ATL85LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA126), Mar 30, 1985: Piper PA-32-260 (N3744W), Blairsville, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI83LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA330), Jul 24, 1983: Piper PA-32-260 (N3744W), Demotte, IN, 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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