# NTSB MKC68D0351: Piper PA-32, N3483W, Beaver City, NE, November 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1967
- Place: Beaver City, NE · BEAVER CITY, NE
- Location: 40.1382° N, 99.8284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaver City, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1382&lon=-99.8284&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0351
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0351

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4065  67/11/22   BEAVER CITY,NEBR    PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N3483W              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEWETT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT KNOW RNWY LENGTH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3483W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3483W), registered now, S/N 32-361, 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: Hewett

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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