# NTSB MKC68D0372: Piper PA-22, N6724B, Marshalltown, IA, December 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0372
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0372

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4385  67/12/16   MARSHALLTOWN,IOWA   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 114
        TIME - 1345                    N6724B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHALLTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED ON CLOSED RNWY. NOSE WHEEL STRUCK DEEP FURROW WHEN PLT TRIED TO TAXI TO ACTIVE RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6724B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6724B), registered now, S/N 22-4057, built 1956 (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
- Airport: Marshalltown

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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