# NTSB NYC66D0345: Piper PA-22, N4318A, Butler, PA, October 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1965
- Place: Butler, PA · BUTLER, PA
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0345
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0345

## 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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2-0731  65/10/17   BUTLER PA           PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N7360H              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER-GRAHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- N4318A PARKED ON TAXIWAY.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0731  65/10/17   BUTLER PA           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AGE UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N4318A              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER-GRAHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N4318A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4318A-2012-11-26), registration cancelled 2012-11-26, S/N 22-3670, built 1956 (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: Butler-Graham

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7360H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7360H-1982-04-19), registration cancelled 1982-04-19, S/N 20620 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C
- Registry model: [Piper J-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (registry code 7100502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Butler-Graham

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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