# NTSB NYC78FFJ27: Piper PA-22, N5826D, Cicero, NY, July 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1978
- Place: Cicero, NY · CICERO, NY
- Location: 43.1756° N, 76.1194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cicero, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1756&lon=-76.1194&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 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FFJ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2589  78/7/30    CICERO,NY           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N5826D              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHAEL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORTLAND,NY                 CICERO,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5826D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5826D-1994-08-15), registration cancelled 1994-08-15, S/N 224501 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Michael Field

## Other investigations on N5826D (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 SEA91LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA164), Jul 8, 1991: Piper PA-22-150 (N5826D), Dayton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEVERE DOWN DRAFTS. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: TERRAIN CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED, AND A POOR WEATHER EVALUATION, BY THE PILOT.

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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