# NTSB MKC68F0230: Piper PA-16, N5310H, Oskaloosa, IA, September 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1967
- Place: Oskaloosa, IA · OSKALOOSA, IA
- Location: 41.2922° N, 92.6409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oskaloosa, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2922&lon=-92.6409&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0230
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0230

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0790  67/9/12    OSKALOOSA,IOWA      PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 752
        TIME - 1145                    N5310H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OSKALOOSA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Oskaloosa

## 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 MKC65F0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0054), Feb 20, 1965: Piper PA-16 (N5310H), Centerville, IA, 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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