# NTSB IAD70D0107: Piper PA-22, N3212B, Vale, NC, November 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1969
- Place: Vale, NC · VALE, NC
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150424
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70D0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4405  69/11/23   VALE,NC             PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 547
        TIME - 1420                    N3212B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOORESVILLE,NC              VALE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3212B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3212B-2018-06-08), registration cancelled 2018-06-08, S/N 22-2039, built 1954 (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
- Airport: Vale

## Other investigations on N3212B (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 CHI08CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA089), Mar 2, 2008: Piper PA-22-135 (N3212B), Scribner, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate compensation for wind conditions and the directional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

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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