# NTSB CHI66D0092: Piper PA-22, N3442Z, Monticello, IN, June 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1965
- Place: Monticello, IN · MONTICELLO, IN
- Location: 40.7452° N, 86.7673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7452&lon=-86.7673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1933  65/6/23  NR.MONTICELLO IND     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 2055                    N3442Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3442Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3442Z-2012-11-09), registration cancelled 2012-11-09, S/N 22-7361, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (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

## Other investigations on N3442Z (1)

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 WPR12CA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA340), Aug 2, 2012: Piper PA-22-160 (N3442Z), McKinleyville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s lack of experience in the accident airplane make…

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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