# NTSB UNK64X0927: Piper PA22, N3263Z, Tampa, IA, March 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1964
- Place: Tampa, IA · TAMPA, IA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185440
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0927
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0927

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0764  64/3/15    TAMPA IOWA          PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N3263Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3263Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3263Z), registered now, S/N 227212, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-A2B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (registry code 42101, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3263Z (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 ANC26LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA013), Feb 1, 2026: Piper PA-22-150 (N3263Z), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing
- [NTSB CHI94LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA109), Mar 15, 1994: Piper PA-22-150 (N3263Z), Benton, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TAILWIND.

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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