# NTSB MKC65F0054: Piper PA-16, N5310H, Centerville, IA, February 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1965
- Place: Centerville, IA · CENTERVILLE, IA
- Location: 40.7284° N, 92.8714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centerville, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7284&lon=-92.8714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179444
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0436  65/2/20  NR.CENTERVILLE IOWA   PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N5310H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5310H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5310H-1971-12-03), registration cancelled 1971-12-03, S/N 16-115 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5310H (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 MKC68F0230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0230), Sep 12, 1967: Piper PA-16 (N5310H), Oskaloosa, IA, destroyed

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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