# NTSB UNK65X0316: Piper PA22, N3171Z, Topeka, KS, October 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1964
- Place: Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
- Location: 39.0483° N, 95.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-95.6780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (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): 181133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0316
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0316

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3670  64/10/18   TOPEKA KAN          PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 144
        TIME - 1715                    N3171Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYRANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3171Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3171Z-1992-09-30), registration cancelled 1992-09-30, S/N 227123 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skyranch

## Other investigations on N3171Z (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 MKC88LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA163), Aug 26, 1988: Piper PA-22 (N3171Z), Freeburg, MO, substantial damage

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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