# NTSB CHI66D0520: Piper PA-22, N5472Z, Lombard, IL, January 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1966
- Place: Lombard, IL · LOMBARD, IL
- Location: 41.8738° N, 88.0155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lombard, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8738&lon=-88.0155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0520
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0520

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0060  66/1/16    LOMBARD ILL         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N5472Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MITCHELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5472Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5472Z), registered now, S/N 229252, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-235-C1B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-c1b) (registry code 42028, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mitchell

## Other investigations on N5472Z (2)

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 CHI75FEE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE42), Jan 17, 1975: Piper PA-22 (N5472Z), Schaumburg, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72DEV26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEV26), Mar 11, 1972: Piper PA-22 (N5472Z), Champaign, IL, 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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