# NTSB UNK65X1386: Piper PA22, N3520P, Dansville, NY, February 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1965
- Place: Dansville, NY · DANSVILLE, NY
- Location: 42.5625° N, 77.6969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dansville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5625&lon=-77.6969&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1386
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1386

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0147   65/2/3    DANSVILLE NY        PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N3520P              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DANSVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3520P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3520P), registered now, S/N 22-3274, built 1955 (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)
- 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: Dansville

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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