# NTSB MKC73FER07: Piper PA-22, N2331P, Eden Prairie, MN, July 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1972
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
- Location: 44.8547° N, 93.4708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eden Prairie, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8547&lon=-93.4708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168156
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FER07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER07

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2600  72/7/19    EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N2331P              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 31, 1050 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            40 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLY CLOUD APT. MINN         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: BRACING WIRES,STRUTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- RIGHT WING LIFT STRUT FORK FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2331P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2331P-1973-07-09), registration cancelled 1973-07-09, S/N 22-2742 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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