# NTSB UNK64X2385: Piper PA22, N3735A, Satanta, KS, June 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1964
- Place: Satanta, KS · SATANTA, KS
- Location: 37.4378° N, 100.9880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Satanta, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4378&lon=-100.9880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2385
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2385

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1724  64/6/20    SATANTA KANS        PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 128
        TIME - 0827                    N3735A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SATANTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-LEFT GR SHOCK STRUT FAILED.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- STRUT FAILED AT WELD TO HYDRAULIC UNIT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3735A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3735A), registered now, S/N 22-1978, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (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: Satanta

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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