# NTSB NYC71DFA38: Piper PA-22, N5883Z, Frankfort, NY, January 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1971
- Place: Frankfort, NY · FRANKFORT, NY
- Location: 43.0378° N, 75.0716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0378&lon=-75.0716&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 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFA38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFA38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0458  71/1/16    FRANKFORT,NY        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 300
        TIME - 1215                    N5883Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGHLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UTICA,NY                    FRANKFORT,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5883Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5883Z), registered now, S/N 22-9745, built 1963 (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: Highland

## Other investigations on N5883Z (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 NYC65F0152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0152), May 2, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N5883Z), Rochester, 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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