# NTSB NYC66D0511: Piper PA-22, N3340Z, Moorestown, NJ, February 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1966
- Place: Moorestown, NJ · MOORESTOWN, NJ
- Location: 39.9671° N, 74.9427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moorestown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9671&lon=-74.9427&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0511
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0511

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0268   66/2/7    MOORESTOWN NJ       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N3340Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION ON LIGHTED AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED OFF RUNWAY IN DEEP SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3340Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3340Z-1970-01-08), registration cancelled 1970-01-08, S/N 22-7280 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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