# NTSB UNK64X1399: Piper PA22, N3202B, Davenport, IA, April 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1964
- Place: Davenport, IA · DAVENPORT, IA
- Location: 41.5236° N, 90.5776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davenport, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5236&lon=-90.5776&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1399
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1399

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0989  64/4/21    DAVENPORT IOWA      PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 762
        TIME - 1205                    N3202B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVENPORT MUNCPL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES                                VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3202B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3202B-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 22-2029, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- 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
- Airport: Davenport Muncpl

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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