# NTSB IAD74DLJ14: Piper PA-22, N3776A, Burlington, NC, August 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1973
- Place: Burlington, NC · BURLINGTON, NC
- Location: 36.0957° N, 79.4378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0957&lon=-79.4378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3091  73/8/27    BURLINGTON,NC       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1805                    N3776A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLINGTON,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT SWERVED FIRST TO R THEN SHARPLY TO L BACK TO CENTER AND SLOWLY OVERTURNED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3776A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3776A-1989-07-17), registration cancelled 1989-07-17, S/N 222018 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burlington

## 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 19730827028409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730827028409A), Aug 27, 1973: Piper PA22, Burlington, NC, Substantial damage. Acft swerved first to r then sharply to l back to center and slowly overturned.

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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