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CHI84LA322

1984-08-01 · FINDLAY, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FDY

Current FAA registration · N3743P

Make / Model
PIPER PA-22-150
Year of manufacture
1955 · 29 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19651129
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A44576

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB AT AN ALT OF APRX 1400 FT MSL THE ENGINE QUIT. ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN POWER FAILED. THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD.POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A BROKEN CARBURETOR HEAT LINKAGE ON THE CONTROL ROD. THE ENGINE WAS THEN STARTED AND IT RAN WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA322.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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