# NTSB CHI67D0073: Piper PA-22, N5057Z, Patoka, IL, July 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1966
- Place: Patoka, IL · PATOKA, IL
- Location: 38.7541° N, 89.0958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patoka, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7541&lon=-89.0958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1941   66/7/4  NR.PATOKA ILL         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 158
        TIME - 1700                    N5057Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      91
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
            5                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5057Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5057Z-1997-08-22), registration cancelled 1997-08-22, S/N 229001 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5057Z (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 ATL96LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA014), Nov 20, 1995: Piper PA-22 (N5057Z), Durham, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The aircraft mechanic's failure to follow engine overhaul procedures which resulted in the failure of the camshaft drive gear.

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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