# NTSB CHI71DGJ02: Piper PA-22, N5177Z, Georgetown, KY, July 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1970
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DGJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DGJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3106  70/7/18    GEORGETOWN,KY       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N5177Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHALL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GEORGETOWN,KY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT SWERVED LEFT DRG TKOF RUN,LIFTOFF.HIT,DESTROYED TAYLORCRAFT BC12D,N96075.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5177Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5177Z-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 22-8841, built 1961 (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: Marshall Field

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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