# NTSB MKC66F0346: Piper PA-22, N1657A, Park Rapids, MN, December 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1965
- Place: Park Rapids, MN · PARK RAPIDS, MN
- Location: 46.9164° N, 95.0579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Park Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9164&lon=-95.0579&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0346
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0346

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3937  65/12/30   PARK RAPIDS MINN    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N1657A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARK RAPIDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1657A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1657A-1996-09-20), registration cancelled 1996-09-20, S/N 22421 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Park Rapids

## Other investigations on N1657A (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 CHI73FEK15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEK15), Jan 21, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N1657A), Saint Paris, OH, 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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