# NTSB UNK64X0763: Piper PA22, N5789Z, Goose Bay, AK, February 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1964
- Place: Goose Bay, AK · GOOSE BAY, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185322
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0763
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0763

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0518  64/2/29    GOOSE BAY ALASKA    PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 120
        TIME - 1300                    N5789Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5789Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5789Z-2008-05-27), registration cancelled 2008-05-27, S/N 22-9633, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- 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

## Other investigations on N5789Z (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 ANC74DAG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG12), Jul 23, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N5789Z), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC69D0043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0043), Sep 2, 1968: Piper PA-22 (N5789Z), Bethel, AK, 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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