# NTSB UNK65X0303: Piper PA22, N9317D, Kennett, MO, October 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1964
- Place: Kennett, MO · KENNETT, MO
- Location: 36.2399° N, 90.0470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennett, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2399&lon=-90.0470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0303
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0303

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3238  64/10/17   KENNETT MO          PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N9317D              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 46, 7022 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENNETT MEMORIAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9317D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9317D-2012-10-15), registration cancelled 2012-10-15, S/N 22-6330, built 1958 (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: Kennett Memorial

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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