# NTSB MKC69F0302: Piper PA-24, N5529P, Paullina, IA, November 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1968
- Place: Paullina, IA · PAULLINA, IA
- Location: 42.9799° N, 95.6834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paullina, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9799&lon=-95.6834&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0302
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0302

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4159  68/11/22   PAULLINA,IOWA       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 310
        TIME - 1600                    N5529P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAULLINA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5529P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5529P-1984-08-20), registration cancelled 1984-08-20, S/N 24593 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Paullina

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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