# NTSB MIA70F0165: Piper PA-22, N4532Z, Arecibo, PR, September 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1969
- Place: Arecibo, PR · ARECIBO,PR, PR
- Location: 18.4547° N, 66.7353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arecibo, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4547&lon=-66.7353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0165
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0165

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4116  69/9/23    ARECIBO,PR          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N4532Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARECIBO,PR                  ARECIBO,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR
        REMARKS- PLT HAD HEAD DOWN CHECKING MAGS IN RUN UP AREA. SPECTATOR WALKED INTO PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4532Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4532Z-1972-03-08), registration cancelled 1972-03-08, S/N 22-8037, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Santana

## Other investigations on N4532Z (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 UNK64X1926](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1926), May 23, 1964: Piper PA22 (N4532Z), Arecibo, PR, no 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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