# NTSB SEA67D0262: Piper PA-22, N3458A, Cheney, WA, February 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1967
- Place: Cheney, WA · CHENEY, WA
- Location: 47.4911° N, 117.5815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheney, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4911&lon=-117.5815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0262
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0262

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0609  67/2/26    CHENEY, WASH        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N3458A              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT MADE UNAUTHORIZED LANDING ON NARROW STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3458A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3458A), registered now, S/N 22-1727, 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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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