# NTSB MKC73DCG28: Piper PA-22, N3301Z, Osceola, MO, February 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1973
- Place: Osceola, MO · OSCEOLA, MO
- Location: 38.0444° N, 93.6897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osceola, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0444&lon=-93.6897&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0720  73/2/10    OSCEOLA,MO          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 113
        TIME - 1830                    N3301Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARTHAGE,MO                 OSCEOLA,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT CHAIN LINK FENCE AND STEEL POST ABT 6FT SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3301Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3301Z), registered now, S/N 22-7232, built 1959 (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: Private Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730210007319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730210007319A), Feb 10, 1973: Piper PA22150, Osceola, MO, Substantial damage. Hit chain link fence and steel post abt 6FT short of rwy.

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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