# NTSB NYC73DKM12: Piper PA-22, N5361Z, Reidsville, NC, September 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1972
- Place: Reidsville, NC · REIDSVILLE, NC
- Location: 36.3369° N, 79.6770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reidsville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3369&lon=-79.6770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DKM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DKM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0841  72/9/22    REIDSVILLE,NC       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N5361Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REIDSVILLE,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- HIT RWY LIGHT AND FLIPPED OVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5361Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5361Z-1990-08-16), registration cancelled 1990-08-16, S/N 229087 (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
- Airport: Warf

## Other investigations on N5361Z (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 ATL89LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA017), Oct 24, 1988: Piper PA-22-108 (N5361Z), Advance, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FID22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID22), Aug 22, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N5361Z), Danville, VA, 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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