# NTSB IAD75FIJ01: Piper PA-22, N3748A, Fayetteville, WV, July 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1974
- Place: Fayetteville, WV · FAYETTEVILLE, WV
- Location: 38.0641° N, 81.1087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0641&lon=-81.1087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FIJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2612  74/7/17    FAYETTEVILLE,W VA   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N3748A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAYETTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAYETTEVILLE,W VA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- R END OF MUFFLER BLOWN OUT.ENG EX ON CARB HEAT MUFF.T/D APRX 1700FT DWN 2100FT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3748A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3748A-2012-11-09), registration cancelled 2012-11-09, S/N 22-1991, 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: Fayette

## 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 19740717025059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740717025059A), Jul 17, 1974: Piper PA22135, Fayetteville, WV, Substantial damage. R end of muffler blown out. Eng ex on carb heat muff.t/d aprx 1700FT dwn 2100FT rwy.

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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