# NTSB NYC65F0004: Piper PA-22, N3516P, Prospectville, PA, February 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1965
- Place: Prospectville, PA · PROSPECTVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.2118° N, 75.1857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prospectville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2118&lon=-75.1857&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0004

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0054   65/2/6    PROSPECTVILLE PA    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N4855Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0054   65/2/6    PROSPECTVILLE PA    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 189
        TIME - 1400                    N3516P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3516P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3516P-1992-11-05), registration cancelled 1992-11-05, S/N 223269 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Turner

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N4855Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4855Z-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N 22-8430, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Turner

## Other investigations on N3516P (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 ANC92LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA094), Jun 15, 1992: Piper PA-22 (N3516P), Oshetna River, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE TAILWIND AND THE PILOT NOT UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ATTEMPTED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND THE HIGH VEGETATION IN THE FORCED LANDING AREA.

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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