# NTSB OAK67A0068: Piper PA-22, N1743P, Sutcliffe, NV, March 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1967
- Place: Sutcliffe, NV · SUTCLIFFE, NV
- Location: 39.9461° N, 119.6305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sutcliffe, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9461&lon=-119.6305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119136
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67A0068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0111  67/3/12    SUTCLIFFE,NEV       PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 402
        TIME - 1700                    N1743P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 373 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUTCLIFFE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OVERSHOT RUNWAY CENTERLINE DURING TURN ONTO FINAL APPROACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1743P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1743P-1967-11-09), registration cancelled 1967-11-09, S/N 22-2534 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Sutcliffe

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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