# NTSB UNK64X4092: Piper PA22, N3402A, Taylorville, IL, September 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1964
- Place: Taylorville, IL · TAYLORVILLE, IL
- Location: 39.5634° N, 89.3180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taylorville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5634&lon=-89.3180&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3668  64/9/22    TAYLORVILLE ILL     PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2700
        TIME - 1500                    N3402A              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLORVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TEMPERATURE-F
          TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES                                 75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3402A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3402A-1983-12-27), registration cancelled 1983-12-27, S/N 22-1669 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Taylorville

## Other investigations on N3402A (1)

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 MKC81FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA021), Feb 21, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N3402A), Lohrville, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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