# NTSB MIA67A0049: Piper PA-22, N4502A, Cross, SC, October 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1966
- Place: Cross, SC · CROSS, SC
- Location: 33.3274° N, 80.1484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cross, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3274&lon=-80.1484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67A0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1142  66/10/17   CROSS, SC           PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 500
        TIME - 2345                    N4502A              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-10/20/66. WX BRIEFER ADVISED PLT REPORTED WX WAS BELOW FORECAST CONDITIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4502A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4502A-1970-10-22), registration cancelled 1970-10-22, S/N 22-3805 (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: Destroyed

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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