# NTSB MKC74FCJ18: Piper PA-22, N3323A, Valparaiso, NE, December 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1973
- Place: Valparaiso, NE · VALPARAISO, NE
- Location: 41.0801° N, 96.8336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valparaiso, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0801&lon=-96.8336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FCJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3863   73/12/1   VALPARAISO,NEBR     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 117
        TIME - 1000                    N3323A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEBRASKA CITY,NEBR          VALPARAISO,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LOW APCH APLD PWR BUT ACFT T/D APRX 75FT SHORT OF RWY IN RUF SUMMER FALLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3323A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3323A-2021-06-25), registration cancelled 2021-06-25, S/N 22-1599, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (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
- Airport: Benes

## 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 19731201040739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731201040739A), Dec 1, 1973: Piper PA22, Valparaiso, NE, Substantial damage. Low apch apld pwr but acft t/d aprx 75FT short of rwy in ruf summer fallowed fld.

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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