# NTSB NYC71FGT17: Piper PA-22, N3241Z, Bloomsburg, PA, May 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1971
- Place: Bloomsburg, PA · BLOOMSBURG, PA
- Location: 41.0027° N, 76.4566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0027&lon=-76.4566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FGT17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FGT17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2344   71/5/7    BLOOMSBURG,PA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 430
        TIME - 0230                    N3241Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 414 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOOMSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLOW GROVE,PA             BLOOMSBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LDG ON FOG COVERED ARPT.ARPTS AVAILABLE THAT WERE CLEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3241Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3241Z-1971-06-24), registration cancelled 1971-06-24, S/N 22-7187 (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: Bloomsburg

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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