# NTSB UNK64X1128: Piper PA-22, N5793Z, Dravosburg, PA, April 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1964
- Place: Dravosburg, PA · DRAVOSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.3506° N, 79.8902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dravosburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3506&lon=-79.8902&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1128
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1128

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0785   64/4/1    DRAVOSBURG PA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1740                    N5793Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT PULLED MIXTURE CONTROL INSTEAD OF CARBURETOR HEAT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5793Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5793Z-1971-01-04), registration cancelled 1971-01-04, S/N 22-9642 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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