# NTSB CHI68F0654: Piper PA-22, N3725P, Urbana, IL, February 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1968
- Place: Urbana, IL · URBANA, IL
- Location: 40.1101° N, 88.1973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Urbana, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1101&lon=-88.1973&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111402
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0654
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0654

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0575  68/2/28    URBANA,ILL          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 136
        TIME - 1230                    N3725P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ILLINI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- STRUCK DITCH WHILE TAXIING BACK TO RNWY AFTER LNDG OVERSHOOT.PITOT TUBE ICED UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3725P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3725P), registered now, S/N 22-3443, built 1955 (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)
- 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
- Airport: Illini

## Other investigations on N3725P (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 UNK64X3193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3193), Aug 3, 1964: Piper PA22 (N3725P), Whitelaw, NY, 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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