# NTSB SEA67D0085: Piper PA-22, N3346A, Hermiston, OR, June 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1966
- Place: Hermiston, OR · HERMISTON, OR
- Location: 45.8331° N, 119.2847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hermiston, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8331&lon=-119.2847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3411   66/6/5    HERMISTON OREG      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 532
        TIME - 0945                    N3346A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERMISTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- AFTER REFUELING,AIRPORT PERSONNEL PARKED N3346A JUST SHORT OF A 3 FT HOLE IN THE PARKING AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3346A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3346A-1970-07-14), registration cancelled 1970-07-14, S/N 22-1624, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hermiston

## Other investigations on N3346A (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 SEA67D0242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0242), Feb 11, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N3346A), Starbuck, WA, 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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