# NTSB MKC67D0542: Piper PA-32, N3805W, Albert Lea, MN, March 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1967
- Place: Albert Lea, MN · ALBERT LEA, MN
- Location: 43.6543° N, 93.3641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albert Lea, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6543&lon=-93.3641&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 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0542
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0542

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0916  67/3/22    ALBERT LEA, MINN    PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 113
        TIME - 0940                    N3805W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT LEA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK CONCEALED RIDGE OF ICE AND SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3805W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3805W-2014-12-16), registration cancelled 2014-12-16, S/N 32-734, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albert Lea

## Other investigations on N3805W (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 MKC70D0111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0111), Jul 10, 1969: Piper PA-32 (N3805W), Eagle Grove, IA, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.