# NTSB FTW70F0316: Piper PA-22, N4544A, Rockwall, TX, November 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1969
- Place: Rockwall, TX · ROCKWALL, TX
- Location: 32.9181° N, 96.4381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwall, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9181&lon=-96.4381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0316
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0316

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4486  69/11/30   ROCKWALL,TEX        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 996
        TIME - 1830                    N4544A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 276 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKWALL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 ROCKWALL,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- UNLIGHTED ARPT,RAN OVER A SMALL EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4544A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4544A), registered now, S/N 22-3853, 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: Rockwall

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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