# NTSB MIA66F0364: Piper PA-28, N5423W, Camden, AL, November 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1965
- Place: Camden, AL · CAMDEN, AL
- Location: 31.9985° N, 87.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camden, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9985&lon=-87.2890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0364
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0364

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3691  65/11/25   CAMDEN ALA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N5423W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5423W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5423W-1975-10-23), registration cancelled 1975-10-23, S/N 28494 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5423W (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 IAD76AI008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI008), Aug 11, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N5423W), Charlotte, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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