# NTSB MKC70D0137: Piper PA-22, N1164C, Salisbury, MO, July 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1969
- Place: Salisbury, MO · SALISBURY, MO
- Location: 39.4233° N, 92.8024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4233&lon=-92.8024&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0137
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0137

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3229  69/7/21    SALISBURY,MO        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1945                    N1164C              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESTON,IOWA                CENTERVILLE,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- BECAME LOST, LND IN FLD. STRUCK DITCH OBSURED BY WHEAT 8 INCHES HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1164C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1164C), registered now, S/N 22-989, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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