# NTSB DEN65D0098: Piper PA-22, N5052Z, Montrose, CO, May 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1965
- Place: Montrose, CO · MONTROSE, CO
- Location: 38.4688° N, 107.8590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montrose, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4688&lon=-107.8590&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65D0098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1049  65/5/23    MONTROSE COLO       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N5052Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTROSE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5052Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5052Z-2013-03-21), registration cancelled 2013-03-21, S/N 22-8676, 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: Montrose

## Other investigations on N5052Z (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 LAX91FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA022), Oct 29, 1990: Piper PA-22-108 (N5052Z), Oceanside, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INITIATING AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT WITHOUT OPERATING AIR/GROUND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE AFTER APPARENTLY DECIDING TO RETURN TO THE…
- [NTSB OAK73DVA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVA37), Jan 25, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N5052Z), Visalia, CA, 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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