# NTSB UNK64X1272: Piper PA22, N5721Z, Leetonia, OH, April 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1964
- Place: Leetonia, OH · LEETONIA, OH
- Location: 40.8788° N, 80.7629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leetonia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8788&lon=-80.7629&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1272
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1272

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0905  64/4/12    LEETONIA OHIO       PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N5721Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5721Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5721Z-2018-03-13), registration cancelled 2018-03-13, S/N 22-9560, 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 N5721Z (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 CHI67D0380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0380), Nov 14, 1966: Piper PA-22 (N5721Z), Toledo, OH, 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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