# NTSB CHI66F0058: Piper PA-22, N5797Z, Jeffersonville, IN, May 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1965
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN
- Location: 38.2776° N, 85.7372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jeffersonville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2776&lon=-85.7372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1286  65/5/13  NR.JEFFERSONVILLE IN  PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N5797Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 11500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAPS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FATIGUE FAILURE OF CRANKSHAFT FLANGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5797Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5797Z-2013-02-28), registration cancelled 2013-02-28, S/N 22-9650, built 1963 (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 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Haps

## Other investigations on N5797Z (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 CHI68D0399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0399), Oct 30, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N5797Z), English, IN, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X1465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1465), Apr 26, 1964: Piper PA22 (N5797Z), Strongville, OH, destroyed

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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