# NTSB IAD71DIA06: Piper PA-22, N9734D, Woodbridge, VA, August 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1970
- Place: Woodbridge, VA · WOODBRIDGE, VA
- Location: 38.6403° N, 77.2558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbridge, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6403&lon=-77.2558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DIA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DIA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3480  70/8/12    WOODBRIDGE,VA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 251
        TIME - 1315                    N9734D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODBRIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYNESBORO,VA               WOODBRIDGE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- BRAKE CABLE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9734D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9734D-1976-05-19), registration cancelled 1976-05-19, S/N 22-6646 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodbridge

## Other investigations on N9734D (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 IAD76AI063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI063), Mar 30, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N9734D), Sperryville, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB UNK67X0144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK67X0144), Jul 31, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N9734D), T Hubert, Canada, 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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