# NTSB NYC66A0023: Piper PA-22, N3834P, Greencastle, PA, August 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1965
- Place: Greencastle, PA · GREENCASTLE, PA
- Location: 39.7907° N, 77.7267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greencastle, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7907&lon=-77.7267&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0685  65/8/15    GREENCASTLE,PA      PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 245
        TIME - 1710                    N3834P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 128 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEGERREIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3834P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3834P-1965-09-22), registration cancelled 1965-09-22, S/N 22-3524 (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: Kegerreis

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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