# NTSB MIA70FKW08: Piper PA-24, N5481P, Chattanooga, TN, May 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1970
- Place: Chattanooga, TN · CHATTANOOGA, TN
- Location: 35.0456° N, 85.3097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chattanooga, TN, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0456&lon=-85.3097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70FKW08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FKW08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2335  70/5/22    CHATTANOOGA,TENN    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N5481P              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVELL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- FOURTH LDG OF SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5481P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5481P), registered now, S/N 24-540, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lovell Field

## Other investigations on N5481P (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 MIA71FKW35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKW35), Feb 1, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N5481P), Knoxville, TN, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0267), Sep 15, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N5481P), Gainesville, FL, 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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