# NTSB MKC69A0038: Piper PA-22, N9533D, Morris, MN, December 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1968
- Place: Morris, MN · MORRIS, MN
- Location: 45.5859° N, 95.9054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morris, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5859&lon=-95.9054&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69A0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4628  68/12/14 NR.MORRIS,MINN        PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1001
        TIME - 1255                    N9533D              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- CAUSE OF PLT INCAPACITATION UNDETERMINED. 4 YR 0LD PX SAID PLT WENT TO SLEEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9533D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9533D-1969-08-18), registration cancelled 1969-08-18, S/N 22-6449, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N9533D (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 CHI65F0033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0033), Jan 30, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N9533D), Milwaukee, WI, 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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