# NTSB UNK70X0113: Piper PA-22, N3714P, Mason City, IA, August 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1970
- Place: Mason City, IA · MASON CITY, IA
- Location: 43.1478° N, 93.2004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1478&lon=-93.2004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK70X0113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK70X0113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1677  70/8/22    MASON CITY,IOWA     PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 150
        TIME - 1730                    N3714P              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MASON CITY,IOWA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- LOST CTL IN STEEP LOW ALT TURN. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 122 MG PCT. PLT DIED 8/24/70.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3714P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3714P-1972-01-25), registration cancelled 1972-01-25, S/N 22-3432 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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