# NTSB IAD77FIJ02: Piper PA-22, N3641Z, Woodlawn, VA, October 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1976
- Place: Woodlawn, VA · WOODLAWN, VA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FIJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3492  76/10/29   WOODLAWN,VA         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1445                    N3641Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 464 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            22 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILLSVILLE,VA               WOODLAWN,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN FIELD BY RELATIVE'S HOUSE ESTIMATED DOWNHILL SLOPE OF 20 DEGREES.
```

## 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

## 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 19761029035219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761029035219A), Oct 29, 1976: Piper PA22, Woodlawn, VA, Substantial damage. Landed in field by relative's house estimated downhill slope of 20 degrees.

## 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 IAD76DKM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM31), Apr 23, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N3641Z), Whitsett, NC, 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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