# NTSB DIA67D0075: Piper PA-22, N5730Z, Patuxent Nas, MD, March 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1967
- Place: Patuxent Nas, MD · PATUXENT NAS, MD
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67D0075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67D0075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1025  67/3/27    PATUXENT NAS,MD     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N5730Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 319 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            56 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PATUXENT NAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- PLT TAXIED TOO CLOSE TO ACFT IN RUNUP POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5730Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5730Z-1970-06-08), registration cancelled 1970-06-08, S/N 22-9569 (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
- Airport: Patuxent Nas

## Other investigations on N5730Z (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 IAD70D0044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0044), Jul 22, 1969: Piper PA-22 (N5730Z), Park Hall, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1128), Dec 25, 1964: Piper PA22 (N5730Z), Piney Point, MD, 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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