# NTSB IAD76AI058: Piper PA-22, N5634Z, Mooresville, NC, February 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1976
- Place: Mooresville, NC · MOORESVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.5836° N, 80.8283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mooresville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5836&lon=-80.8283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0369  76/2/29    MOORESVILLE,NC      PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 150
        TIME - 1700                    N5634Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOORESVILLE,NC              LINCOLNTON,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 210 MG PER CENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5634Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5634Z-1976-04-21), registration cancelled 1976-04-21, S/N 22-9446 (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760229005249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760229005249A), Feb 29, 1976: Piper PA22108, Mooresville, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Blood alcohol level 210 mg per cent.

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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