# NTSB FTW66F0248: Piper PA-22, N1840A, Spring Hill, AR, August 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1965
- Place: Spring Hill, AR · SPRING HILL, AR
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0248
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0248

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2374  65/8/22    SPRING HILL ARK     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1500
        TIME - 1630                    N1840A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 708 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1840A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1840A-2012-08-01), registration cancelled 2012-08-01, S/N 22-531, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (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

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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