# NTSB MIA68D0011: Piper PA-22, N3266B, Orlando, FL, May 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1967
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117165
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1447   67/5/7    ORLANDO, FLA        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 0833                    N3266B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNDON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3266B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3266B-1971-12-01), registration cancelled 1971-12-01, S/N 22-2087, built 1954 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Herndon

## Other investigations on N3266B (2)

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 MIA69D0415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0415), Mar 14, 1969: Piper PA-22 (N3266B), Kissimmee, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X3848](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3848), Sep 7, 1964: Piper PA22 (N3266B), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage

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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