# NTSB FTW70D0241: Piper PA-22, N4443A, Pilot Point, TX, September 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1969
- Place: Pilot Point, TX · PILOT POINT, TX
- Location: 33.3983° N, 96.9555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pilot Point, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3983&lon=-96.9555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0241
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0241

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4044  69/9/27    PILOT POINT,TEX     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N4443A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TEX              PILOT POINT,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT OWNERS PVT AIRSTRIP,NOSEWHEEL DROPPED INTO A VARMINT HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4443A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4443A), registered now, S/N 22-3773, 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

## Other investigations on N4443A (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 FTW80FRG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG52), Jun 28, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N4443A), Pipecreek, 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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