# NTSB NYC70A0027: Piper PA-22, N3339Z, Langhorne, PA, August 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1969
- Place: Langhorne, PA · LANGHORNE, PA
- Location: 40.1775° N, 74.9234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Langhorne, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1775&lon=-74.9234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70A0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70A0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3180  69/8/24    LANGHORNE,PA        PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1310                    N3339Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD STAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANGHORNE,PA                LANGHORNE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3339Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3339Z-2017-04-07), registration cancelled 2017-04-07, S/N 22-7279, built 1960 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Old Star

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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