# NTSB MIA71FKJ50: Piper PA-22, N5303Z, Pell City, AL, April 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1971
- Place: Pell City, AL · PELL CITY, AL
- Location: 33.5603° N, 86.2636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pell City, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5603&lon=-86.2636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKJ50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKJ50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1416  71/4/24    PELL CITY,ALA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 247
        TIME - 1815                    N5303Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.CLAIR COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRMINGHAM,ALA              PELL CITY,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5303Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5303Z-1989-11-21), registration cancelled 1989-11-21, S/N 229006 (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
- Airport: St.Clair County

## Other investigations on N5303Z (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 MKC89LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA203), Sep 30, 1989: Piper PA-22-108 (N5303Z), North Omaha, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO MAKE A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING.

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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