# NTSB LAX66D0004: Piper PA-22, N3348Z, Las Vegas, NV, March 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1965
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1786  65/3/30    LAS VEGAS NEV       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 150
        TIME - 1120                    N3348Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- &263T TAXIED TO CLOSED BEHIND LARGE AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3348Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3348Z-1972-08-14), registration cancelled 1972-08-14, S/N 22-7288 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mccarran Field

## Other investigations on N3348Z (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 NYC72AN118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN118), Mar 26, 1972: Piper PA-22 (N3348Z), Larrysville, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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