# NTSB OAK68D0378: Piper PA-22, N5350Z, Haward, CA, April 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1968
- Place: Haward, CA · HAWARD, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0378
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0378

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1140  68/4/20    HAWARD,CALIF        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N5350Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYWARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5350Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5350Z), registered now, S/N 22-9071, built 1961 (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: Hayward

## Other investigations on N5350Z (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 UNK64X1424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1424), Apr 23, 1964: Piper PA22 (N5350Z), San Francisco, CA, 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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