# NTSB MKC70F0218: Piper PA-22, N5970Z, Cedar Falls, IA, September 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1969
- Place: Cedar Falls, IA · CEDAR FALLS, IA
- Location: 42.5191° N, 92.4540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Falls, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5191&lon=-92.4540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0218
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0218

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4060  69/9/27    CEDAR FALLS,IOWA    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N5970Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR FALLS,IOWA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT FUELED ACFT THOUGHT R TANK BEING FUELED WAS THE LEFT.FUEL VALUE L,TANK EMPTY.LNDD IN CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5970Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5970Z-2014-10-29), registration cancelled 2014-10-29, S/N 22-9842, built 1964 (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)
- 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: Isley

## Other investigations on N5970Z (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 CHI66D0573](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0573), Feb 7, 1966: Piper PA-22 (N5970Z), Brunswick, OH, 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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