# NTSB OAK70D0131: Piper PA-22, N3563Z, Sonora, CA, September 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1969
- Place: Sonora, CA · SONORA, CA
- Location: 37.9817° N, 120.3828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sonora, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9817&lon=-120.3828&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70D0131
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0131

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3839   69/9/7    SONORA,CALIF        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 287
        TIME - 1430                    N3563Z              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 141 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SACRAMENTO,CALIF            SONORA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD LNDG DOWN WIND,DOWN HILL ON ABT LAST 1/4 OF 3660FT RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3563Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3563Z-1971-03-23), registration cancelled 1971-03-23, S/N 22-7477 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Columbia

## Other investigations on N3563Z (1)

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 OAK70DXQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DXQ22), Jun 14, 1970: Piper PA-22 (N3563Z), Doyle, 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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