# NTSB MKC68D0285: Piper PA-28, N3422K, Marshalltown, IA, October 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1967
- Place: Marshalltown, IA · MARSHALLTOWN, IA
- Location: 42.0343° N, 92.9063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshalltown, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0343&lon=-92.9063&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0285
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0285

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3779  67/10/21   MARSHALLTOWN,IOWA   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 0700                    N3422K              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHALLTOWN MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED LEFT,WING STRUCK CORN STALKS NEXT TO RNWY. SETTLED IN CORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3422K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3422K-1974-09-17), registration cancelled 1974-09-17, S/N 28-23550 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marshalltown Muni

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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