# NTSB MIA82FLD07: Piper PA-22, N5738Z, Zephyrhills, FL, November 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1981
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL · ZEPHYRHILLS, FL
- Location: 28.2407° N, 82.1790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zephyrhills, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2407&lon=-82.1790&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82FLD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FLD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2927  81/11/16   ZEPHYRHILLS,FL      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1809                    N5738Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  55, 281 TOTAL HOURS, ALL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZEPHYRHILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZEPHYRHILLS,FL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH 30 FT POLE 986 FEET SHORT OF RWY THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5738Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5738Z-1982-12-11), registration cancelled 1982-12-11, S/N 22-9577 (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: Zephyrhills

## 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 19811116074029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811116074029A), Nov 16, 1981: Piper PA22108, Zephyrhills, FL, Destroyed. Too low on final. Struck power pole short of runway. Pole unlit, dark night, pilot misjudgment.

## Other investigations on N5738Z (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 UNK65X1381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1381), Feb 1, 1965: Piper PA22 (N5738Z), Melbourne, 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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