# NTSB MKC77DTK03: Piper PA-22, N3008Z, Freeman, SD, October 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1976
- Place: Freeman, SD · FREEMAN, SD
- Location: 43.3475° N, 97.4308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeman, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3475&lon=-97.4308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DTK03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DTK03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2925  76/10/10   FREEMAN,SD          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1512                    N3008Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREEMAN,SD                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LOW ON LANDING APPROACH-GEAR CAUGHT TELEPHONE LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3008Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3008Z-2012-09-05), registration cancelled 2012-09-05, S/N 22-6959, 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: Thomas

## 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 19761010031909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761010031909A), Oct 10, 1976: Piper PA22150, Freeman, SD, Substantial damage. Low on landing approach-gear caught telephone lines.

## Other investigations on N3008Z (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 ANC87LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA052), Mar 17, 1987: Piper PA-22-20 (N3008Z), Fairbanks, AK, 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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