# NTSB FTW67D0341: Piper PA-22, N4803A, Buffalo, TX, December 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1966
- Place: Buffalo, TX · BUFFALO, TX
- Location: 31.4589° N, 96.0662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4589&lon=-96.0662&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119669
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0341
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0341

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3774   66/12/2   BUFFALO TEX         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N4803A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONGS RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON UNFAMILIAR,UNIMPROVED,ROLLING AIRSTRIP.ACFT OVERTURNED AFTER NOSEWHEEL STRUCK HOLE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4803A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4803A-2018-02-16), registration cancelled 2018-02-16, S/N 22-3955, built 1956 (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: Longs Ranch

## Other investigations on N4803A (2)

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 CEN14LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA028), Oct 28, 2013: Piper PA 22-150 (N4803A), Princeton, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during takeoff.
- [NTSB FTW70D0128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0128), Jul 18, 1969: Piper PA-22 (N4803A), Dickinson, TX, 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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