N3768A is a 1954 Piper PA-22-135. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Lycoming 0-290 series rated at 140 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Drexel, MO. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Feb 1956. It has been registered to its current owner since Sep 2014. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 72 years old
- 1 of 428 Piper PA-22-135
2014
1956
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The pilot performed stop and go landings, at a private dirt airstrip. After his third landing, while taxiing to the east for takeoff, the pilot reported encountering several wind gusts that nosed the airplane over. The airstrip is located between two weather reporting stations. Winds for the area were out of the south at fourteen knots with wind gusts at twenty-three knots. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its wings, fuselage, and lift struts. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to the accident that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
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