# NTSB UNK64X2950: Piper PA22, N3053Z, Medina, OH, July 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1964
- Place: Medina, OH · MEDINA, OH
- Location: 41.1346° N, 81.8695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medina, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1346&lon=-81.8695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2950
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2950

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2326  64/7/21    MEDINA OHIO         PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2050                    N3053Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 45, 5016 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEDINA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        REMARKS- ATTACHING BOLT NOT INSTALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3053Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3053Z), registered now, S/N 22-7007, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (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: Medina

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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