# NTSB SEA71DWG35: Piper PA-22, N5372Z, Hayden Lake, ID, December 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1970
- Place: Hayden Lake, ID · HAYDEN LAKE, ID
- Location: 47.7645° N, 116.7561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hayden Lake, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7645&lon=-116.7561&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159659
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DWG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DWG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4406  70/12/12   HAYDEN LAKE,ID      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N5372Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COUER D,ALENE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYDEN LAKE,ID              LOCAL
        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: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5372Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5372Z-2013-04-09), registration cancelled 2013-04-09, S/N 22-9138, 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: Couer D,Alene

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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