# NTSB NYC65A0139: Piper PA-22, N5342Z, Lodi-Garfield, NJ, May 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1965
- Place: Lodi-Garfield, NJ · LODI-GARFIELD, NJ
- Location: 40.8779° N, 74.0825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodi, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8779&lon=-74.0825&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65A0139
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0139

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0292  65/5/14    LODI-GARFIELD NJ    BEECHCRAFT 23       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 600
        TIME - 0943                    N8734M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  1  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TETERBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER                               RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  35
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   126               VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
        REMARKS- TERRAIN TYPE-BOTH ACRAFT CRASHED IN CITY RESIDENTIAL AREA.N8734M OVERTOOK AND STRUCK N5342Z.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0292  65/5/14    LODI-GARFIELD NJ    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 0943                    N5342Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TETERBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER                               RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  35
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   126               EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
        REMARKS- TERRAIN TYPE-BOTH ACRAFT CRASHED IN CITY RESIDENTIAL AREA.N8734M OVERTOOK AND STRUCK N5342Z.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N5342Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5342Z-1965-08-09), registration cancelled 1965-08-09, S/N 22-9056 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Teterboro

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N8734M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8734M-1965-08-09), registration cancelled 1965-08-09, S/N M-523 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Teterboro

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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