# NTSB SEA72DYG16: Piper PA-22, N3744P, Bovill, ID, October 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1971
- Place: Bovill, ID · BOVILL, ID
- Location: 46.8587° N, 116.3936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bovill, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8587&lon=-116.3936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4435  71/10/11   BOVILL,ID           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 321
        TIME - 1620                    N3744P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOVILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BONNERS FERRY,ID            ORFINO,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- PASSED FUEL STOP DUE TO WX,UN LOCATE NXT ARPT,ATMTD PRCTNRY LDG ON RD,HIT PWR LINES.
```

## 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: Bovill

## 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 SEA69D0189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0189), Feb 23, 1969: Piper PA-22 (N3744P), Coeur D Alene, 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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