# NTSB IAD79DKM01: Piper PA-22, N5894Z, Port Royal, VA, September 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1979
- Place: Port Royal, VA · PORT ROYAL, VA
- Location: 38.1649° N, 77.1993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Royal, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1649&lon=-77.1993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DKM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKM01-134873

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2959  79/9/26    PORT ROYAL,VA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N5894Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHMOND,VA                 FREDERICKSBURG,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5894Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5894Z), registered now, S/N 22-9759 (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

## 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 19790926030999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790926030999A), Sep 26, 1979: Piper PA22108, Port Royal, VA, Substantial damage. Student pilot made a precautionary landing due to approaching darkness. Flipped over.

## Other investigations on N5894Z (1)

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 UNK65X0487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0487), Oct 30, 1964: Piper PA22 (N5894Z), Randallstown, 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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