# NTSB NYC73FLJ10: Piper PA-22, N3380B, Maple Hill, NC, September 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1972
- Place: Maple Hill, NC · MAPLE HILL, NC
- Location: 34.6613° N, 77.6964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maple Hill, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6613&lon=-77.6964&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 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FLJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FLJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2531  72/9/24    MAPLE HILL,NC       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N3380B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEONS AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAPLE HILL,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- HIT RWY LIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3380B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3380B-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N 22-2179, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Leons Airstrip

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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