# NTSB SEA69D0189: Piper PA-22, N3744P, Coeur D Alene, ID, February 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1969
- Place: Coeur D Alene, ID · COEUR D ALENE, ID
- Location: 47.7029° N, 116.7958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coeur d'Alene, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7029&lon=-116.7958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0189
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0189

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0348  69/2/23    COEUR D ALENE,ID    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N3744P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COEUR D ALENE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3744P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3744P), registered now, S/N 22-3464, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (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: Coeur D Alene

## Other investigations on N3744P (2)

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 WPR22LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA065), Dec 16, 2021: Piper PA-22 (N3744P), Ivanhoe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB SEA72DYG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYG16), Oct 11, 1971: Piper PA-22 (N3744P), Bovill, ID, 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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