# NTSB IAD70D0044: Piper PA-22, N5730Z, Park Hall, MD, July 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1969
- Place: Park Hall, MD · PARK HALL, MD
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70D0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3226  69/7/22    PARK HALL,MD        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 239
        TIME - 1745                    N5730Z              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARK HALL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PATUXENT RIVER,MD           PARK HALL,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- AERO CLUB CHECKOUT.
```

## 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: Park Hall

## 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 DIA67D0075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67D0075), Mar 27, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N5730Z), Patuxent Nas, 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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