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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Z (Atlantic Ocean) · September 8, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 8, 1968
Place
Z (Atlantic Ocean) · Z, AO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N3537PPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report April 16, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107209

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0052   68/9/8    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDPIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3537P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF DENMARK. ACFT MISSING AT SEA.DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED

Aircraft

Registration
N3537P
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.