# NTSB NYC66D0181: Piper PA-22, N5328Z, Blairsville, PA, July 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1965
- Place: Blairsville, PA · BLAIRSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.4325° N, 79.2599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blairsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4325&lon=-79.2599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0181
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0181

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2287  65/7/30    BLAIRSVILLE PA      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 100
        TIME - 1745                    N5328Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5328Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5328Z-1975-04-29), registration cancelled 1975-04-29, S/N 229033 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5328Z (2)

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 CHI67D0070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0070), Jul 2, 1966: Piper PA-22 (N5328Z), Rockford, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI65F0149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0149), Mar 14, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N5328Z), Lombard, IL, 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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