# NTSB MIA69F0333: Piper PA-22, N2376P, Goshen, AL, December 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1968
- Place: Goshen, AL · GOSHEN, AL
- Location: 31.7200° N, 86.1232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goshen, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7200&lon=-86.1232&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0333
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0333

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4565   68/12/7   GOSHEN,ALA          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 108
        TIME - 1715                    N2376P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- UNAUTHORIZED X-C FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2376P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2376P), registered now, S/N 22-2767, built 1955 (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

## Other investigations on N2376P (1)

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 ANC80FAA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FAA10), Apr 17, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N2376P), Fairbanks, AK, 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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