# NTSB FTW71FPG57: Piper PA-22, N8894C, Mcgehee, AR, May 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1971
- Place: Mcgehee, AR · MCGEHEE, AR
- Location: 33.6278° N, 91.3950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGehee, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6278&lon=-91.3950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPG57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPG57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1676  71/5/20    MCGEHEE,ARK         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1230                    N8894C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGEHEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCGEHEE,ARK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8894C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8894C), registered now, S/N 22-1475, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (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
- Airport: Mcgehee

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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