# NTSB IAD76AI063: Piper PA-22, N9734D, Sperryville, VA, March 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1976
- Place: Sperryville, VA · SPERRYVILLE, VA
- Location: 38.6555° N, 78.2361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sperryville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6555&lon=-78.2361&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0461  76/3/30    SPERRYVILLE,VA      PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1650                    N9734D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 586 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WOODBRIDGE,VA               CHARLESTON,WV                CHANTILLY,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  150
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT INTENDED FLY ALONG HWY TO DEST.ACFT FOUND ABT 1 MI WEST OF HAIRPIN TURN.DSCNDD L WING DOWN.
```

## 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: Destroyed

## 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 19760330007279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760330007279A), Mar 30, 1976: Piper PA22160, Sperryville, VA, Destroyed. Plt intended fly along hwy to dest. Acft found abt 1 mi west of hairpin turn. Dscndd l wing down.

## 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 IAD71DIA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DIA06), Aug 12, 1970: Piper PA-22 (N9734D), Woodbridge, VA, substantial damage
- [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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