# NTSB MKC65D0069: Piper PA-22, N7893D, Monticello, IA, March 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1965
- Place: Monticello, IA · MONTICELLO, IA
- Location: 42.2304° N, 91.1859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2304&lon=-91.1859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178985
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65D0069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65D0069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0621  65/3/20    MONTICELLO IOWA     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N7893D              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTICELLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7893D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7893D), registered now, S/N 22-5516, built 1957 (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
- Airport: Monticello

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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