# NTSB MKC68D0046: Piper PA-22, N3603Z, Goodland, KS, July 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1967
- Place: Goodland, KS · GOODLAND, KS
- Location: 39.3493° N, 101.7138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodland, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3493&lon=-101.7138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2278   67/7/6    GOODLAND,KANS       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 600
        TIME - 1800                    N3603Z              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: STACKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- FLEXIBLE DUCT FROM MUFFLER SHROUD TO CABIN HEATER BROKEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3603Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3603Z-2017-11-18), registration cancelled 2017-11-18, S/N 22-7491, built 1960 (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

## Other investigations on N3603Z (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 DEN73FTC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTC01), Jul 15, 1972: Piper PA-22 (N3603Z), Casper, WY, 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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