# NTSB MIA69D0415: Piper PA-22, N3266B, Kissimmee, FL, March 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1969
- Place: Kissimmee, FL · KISSIMMEE, FL
- Location: 28.3062° N, 81.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kissimmee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3062&lon=-81.4135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184533
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0415
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0415

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1616  69/3/14    KISSIMMEE,FLA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 115
        TIME - 1941                    N3266B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KISSIMMEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AD 67 24 2,NO T/O ON R TANK WITH LESS THAN 1/3 FUEL,PLACARD MISSING. GO-AROUND MADE ON R TANK.
```

## 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Kissimmee

## 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 MIA68D0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0011), May 7, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N3266B), Orlando, FL, substantial damage
- [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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