# NTSB UNK64X0984: Piper PA22, N5153Z, Fairchild Afb, WA, March 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1964
- Place: Fairchild Afb, WA · FAIRCHILD AFB, WA
- Location: 47.6186° N, 117.6484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairchild AFB, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6186&lon=-117.6484&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 3, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0984
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0984

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0671  64/3/19    FAIRCHILD AFB WAS   PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 9 TOTAL
        TIME - 0710                    N5153Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRCHILD AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5153Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5153Z-1969-05-06), registration cancelled 1969-05-06, S/N 22-8803 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fairchild Afb

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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