# Accident 19751015032029A: Piper PA22108, Kalona, IA, October 15, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1975
- Place: Kalona, IA
- Airport: Kalona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.4874° N, 91.7018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalona, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4874&lon=-91.7018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5520Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5520Z-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751015032029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WIND GUSTING 15K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC76FCD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD16), Oct 15, 1975: Piper PA-22 (N5520Z), Kalona, IA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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