# NTSB MIA70DKJ32: Piper PA-22, N3163Z, Tuskegee, AL, May 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1970
- Place: Tuskegee, AL · TUSKEGEE, AL
- Location: 32.4187° N, 85.6825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuskegee, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4187&lon=-85.6825&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122901
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DKJ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DKJ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2152   70/5/8    TUSKEGEE,ALA        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N3163Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHARPE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUBURN,ALA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES ON END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3163Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3163Z-2012-09-27), registration cancelled 2012-09-27, S/N 22-7114, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sharpe

## Other investigations on N3163Z (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 DEN90LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA177), Aug 26, 1990: Piper PA-22-150 (N3163Z), Las Vegas, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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