# NTSB NYC66F0004: Custer CCW-5, N5855V, Hagerstown, MD, April 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1965
- Place: Hagerstown, MD · HAGERSTOWN, MD
- Location: 39.6380° N, 77.7233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagerstown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6380&lon=-77.7233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1267  65/4/29    HAGERSTOWN MD       CUSTER CCW-5        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5000
        TIME - 1100                    N5855V              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: STACKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- EXHAUST STACK CAME LOOSE STRIKING LEFT PROPELLER SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5855V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5855V), registered now, S/N 1, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUSTER CCW-5
- Registry model: [Custer Channel Wing CCW-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/custer-channel-wing-ccw-5) (registry code 0560628) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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