# NTSB NYC66F0307: Piper PA-22, N5569Z, East Amherst, NY, October 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1965
- Place: East Amherst, NY · EAST AMHERST, NY
- Location: 43.0184° N, 78.6967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Amherst, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0184&lon=-78.6967&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0307
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0307

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3083  65/10/12   EAST AMHERST NY     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N5569Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- CROSSWIND GUSTING TO 17 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5569Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5569Z), registered now, S/N 22-9273, built 1962 (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: Buffalo

## Other investigations on N5569Z (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 NYC65F0181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0181), Apr 24, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N5569Z), Amherst, NY, 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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