# NTSB FTW66D0464: Piper PA-22, N2181A, Rosston, OK, December 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1965
- Place: Rosston, OK · ROSSTON, OK
- Location: 36.8129° N, 99.9327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosston, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8129&lon=-99.9327&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0464
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0464

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3631  65/12/29   ROSSTON OKLA        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 267
        TIME - 1405                    N2181A              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- AERIAL SURVEY OF CATTLE HERD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2181A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181A-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 22-599 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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