# NTSB MKC67F0529: Piper PA-22, N4599Z, St.Paul, MN, March 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1967
- Place: St.Paul, MN · ST.PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0529
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0529

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0696   67/3/9    ST.PAUL,MINN        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N4599Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.PAUL DOWNTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
          SYSTEMS-OVERHEATED STARTER CABLE
        REMARKS- SMOKE/FLAMES IN COCKPIT.PLT UNABLE TO SEE RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4599Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4599Z-1967-11-09), registration cancelled 1967-11-09, S/N 22-8111 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: St.Paul Downtown

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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