# NTSB CHI67D0075: Piper PA-22, N2373A, Windfall, IN, May 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1966
- Place: Windfall, IN · WINDFALL, IN
- Location: 40.3631° N, 85.9564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windfall, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3631&lon=-85.9564&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1701  66/5/28    WINDFALL IND        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N2373A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDFALL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2373A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2373A-2018-12-06), registration cancelled 2018-12-06, S/N 22-738, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Windfall

## Other investigations on N2373A (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 CHI69F0165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0165), Aug 7, 1968: Piper PA-22 (N2373A), Ossian, IN, substantial damage

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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