# NTSB UNK64X1951: Piper PA22, N9976D, Columbus, GA, May 25, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1964
- Place: Columbus, GA · COLUMBUS, GA
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1951
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1951

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1424  64/5/25    COLUMBUS GA         PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N9976D              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9976D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9976D), registered now, S/N 22-6767, built 1959 (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 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Columbus

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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