# NTSB SEA70F0037: Piper PA-22, N3611P, Forsyth, MT, June 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1969
- Place: Forsyth, MT · FORSYTH, MT
- Location: 46.2679° N, 106.6726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forsyth, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2679&lon=-106.6726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70F0037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70F0037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2262  69/6/28    FORSYTH,MONT        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 119
        TIME - 1200                    N3611P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO CLOUD. WING RIBS BUCKLED, WINDSHIELD BROKE OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3611P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3611P-2016-07-29), registration cancelled 2016-07-29, S/N 22-3337, built 1955 (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

## Other investigations on N3611P (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 OAK73DVA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVA13), Aug 10, 1972: Piper PA-22 (N3611P), Mariposa, CA, 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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