# NTSB IAD76DKM31: Piper PA-22, N3641Z, Whitsett, NC, April 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1976
- Place: Whitsett, NC · WHITSETT, NC
- Location: 36.0827° N, 79.5698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitsett, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0827&lon=-79.5698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153566
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DKM31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0818  76/4/23    WHITSETT,NC         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1840                    N3641Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAYTON AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITSETT,NC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD TOE SLIPPED OFF L RUDDER AND WEDGED BTWN RUDDER & FLOOR CARPETING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3641Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3641Z-1995-05-15), registration cancelled 1995-05-15, S/N 227536 (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: Clayton Airpark

## 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 19760423009499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760423009499A), Apr 23, 1976: Piper PA22160, Whitsett, NC, Substantial damage. Plt rptd toe slipped off l rudder and wedged btwn rudder & floor carpeting.

## Other investigations on N3641Z (1)

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 IAD77FIJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIJ02), Oct 29, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N3641Z), Woodlawn, VA, 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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