# NTSB OAK68D0314: Piper PA-22, N4901Z, Travis Afb, CA, December 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1967
- Place: Travis Afb, CA · TRAVIS AFB, CA
- Location: 38.2685° N, 121.9337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Travis Air Force Base, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2685&lon=-121.9337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112082
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0314
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0314

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4690  67/12/21   TRAVIS AFB,CALIF    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1020                    N4901Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRAVIS AFB STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4901Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4901Z), registered now, S/N 22-8486 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Travis Afb Strip

## Other investigations on N4901Z (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 WPR11LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA318), Jul 8, 2011: Piper PA-22-108 (N4901Z), Frazier Park, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s geographic disorientation, which resulted in an off-airport precautionary landing in soft terrain and a subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB OAK66F0181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0181), Dec 18, 1965: Piper PA22 (N4901Z), Lincoln, CA, 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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