# NTSB LAX67D0227: Piper PA-22, N1666A, Escondido, CA, November 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1966
- Place: Escondido, CA · ESCONDIDO, CA
- Location: 33.1192° N, 117.0864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escondido, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1192&lon=-117.0864&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0227
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0227

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4301  66/11/19   ESCONDIDO CALIF     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 330
        TIME - 1705                    N1666A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 321 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE WOHLFORD RES
        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 - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- PILOTS INITIAL LANDING FROM RIGHT SEAT POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1666A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1666A-1970-06-19), registration cancelled 1970-06-19, S/N 22-427, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Wohlford Res

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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