# NTSB IAD74DKM55: Piper PA-22, N3481A, Albemarle, NC, May 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1974
- Place: Albemarle, NC · ALBEMARLE, NC
- Location: 35.3581° N, 80.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albemarle, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3581&lon=-80.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2682  74/5/22    ALBEMARLE,NC        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 193
        TIME - 1420                    N3481A              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBEMARLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHARLOTTE,NC                RETURN                       ALBEMARLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- CLRD ONE HOUSE,STRUCK A TREE,MUSHED INTO A HOUSE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3481A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3481A-1974-06-24), registration cancelled 1974-06-24, S/N 22-1752, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albemarle

## 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 19740522011529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740522011529A), May 22, 1974: Piper PA22135, Albemarle, NC, Destroyed. Clrd one house,struck a tree,mushed into a house

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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