# NTSB CHI66F0148: Piper PA-28, N5873W, Georgetown, KY, July 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1965
- Place: Georgetown, KY · GEORGETOWN, KY
- Location: 38.2598° N, 84.5351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2598&lon=-84.5351&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176518
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0148
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0148

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2229  65/7/31    GEORGETOWN KY       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1750                    N5873W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHALL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5873W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5873W), registered now, S/N 28-2503 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (registry code 7102804) (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: Marshall Field

## Other investigations on N5873W (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 ERA14CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA037), Oct 14, 2013: Piper PA 28-150 (N5873W), Newport, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect glide path, which resulted in a landing area overshoot and a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CHI68D0527](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0527), Dec 24, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N5873W), Georgetown, KY, 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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