# NTSB MIA68F0223: Piper PA-22, N9726D, Graceville, FL, August 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1967
- Place: Graceville, FL · GRACEVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.9603° N, 85.5128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Graceville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9603&lon=-85.5128&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0223
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0223

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3133   67/8/7    GRACEVILLE,FLA      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 38,
        TIME - 1030                    N9726D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  38 TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- LANDED ON HIWAY. NO RECENT FLT INSTRUCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9726D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9726D-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 22-6633, built 1959 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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