# NTSB IAD74FIG30: Piper PA-22, N5014Z, Westminster, MD, May 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1974
- Place: Westminster, MD · WESTMINSTER, MD
- Location: 39.5792° N, 77.0067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westminster, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5792&lon=-77.0067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FIG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1344  74/5/17    WESTMINSTER,MD      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N5014Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HANOVER,NJ                  GAITHERSBURG,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LNDD DUE LOW OIL PRESS,ELECT PROBLEMS.BRAKE CYLINDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5014Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5014Z), registered now, S/N 22-8629, 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: Farm Field

## Other investigations on N5014Z (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 NYC76FHM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHM23), Apr 20, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N5014Z), Hanover, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC68D0184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0184), Sep 11, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N5014Z), West Chester, PA, 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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