# NTSB DEN67D0192: Piper PA-28, N9301J, Etna, WY, December 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1966
- Place: Etna, WY · ETNA, WY
- Location: 43.0334° N, 111.0129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Etna, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0334&lon=-111.0129&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0192
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0192

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4042  66/12/23   ETNA WYO            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 167
        TIME - 1030                    N9301J              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLINGER@S FLYING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AIRMANS INFO.MANUAL ADVISES AIRPORT IS CLOSED DURING WINTER MONTHS. L.WHEEL BROKE THRU SNOW CRUST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9301J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9301J), registered now, S/N 28-3392, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clinger@S Flying

## Other investigations on N9301J (3)

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 FTW79FRD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD29), May 16, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N9301J), Patterson, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI74DEE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE32), Oct 27, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N9301J), Rockford, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN69F0200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0200), Mar 9, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N9301J), Park City, UT, 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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