# NTSB MKC70DCD08: Piper PA-16, N5932H, Carlisle, IA, January 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1970
- Place: Carlisle, IA · CARLISLE, IA
- Location: 41.5170° N, 93.4804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlisle, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5170&lon=-93.4804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0414  70/1/24    CARLISLE,IOWA       PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N5932H              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 32, 1451 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARTHOLOMEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DES MOINES,IOWA             CARLISLE,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO DRIFT TO THE L SIDE OF THE RWY. L WHEEL HIT A SNOW DRIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5932H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5932H-2019-10-05), registration cancelled 2019-10-05, S/N 16-554, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bartholomew

## Other investigations on N5932H (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 SEA98LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA187), Sep 27, 1998: Piper PA-16 (N5932H), Medford, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Directional control was not maintained.

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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