# NTSB NYC66D0521: Piper PA-22, N3777A, Olean, NY, February 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1966
- Place: Olean, NY · OLEAN, NY
- Location: 42.0837° N, 78.4349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olean, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0837&lon=-78.4349&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): 173814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0521
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0521

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0272  66/2/10    OLEAN NY            PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N3777A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3777A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3777A-2009-08-14), registration cancelled 2009-08-14, S/N 22-2019, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Midway

## Other investigations on N3777A (2)

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 NYC84LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA255), Jul 26, 1984: Piper PA-22-135 (N3777A), Canton, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC83LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA124), May 23, 1983: Piper PA-22 (N3777A), Olean, NY, 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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