# NTSB NYC69D0365: Piper PA-22, N5507Z, Ebensburg, PA, March 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1969
- Place: Ebensburg, PA · EBENSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.4881° N, 78.7265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ebensburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4881&lon=-78.7265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0365
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0365

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0500  69/3/23    EBENSBURG,PA        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N5507Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EBENSBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5507Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5507Z-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 22-9293, 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: Ebensburg

## Other investigations on N5507Z (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 CHI67F0650](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0650), May 29, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N5507Z), Nashport, 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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