# NTSB MKC66D0046: Piper PA-22, N4902Z, Gibbon, NE, June 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1965
- Place: Gibbon, NE · GIBBON, NE
- Location: 40.7459° N, 98.8458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gibbon, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7459&lon=-98.8458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1799  65/6/20    GIBBON NEBR         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 0815                    N4902Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4902Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4902Z-2017-07-12), registration cancelled 2017-07-12, S/N 22-8487, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (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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