# NTSB UNK64X1539: Piper PA22, N5341Z, Sandusky, OH, April 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1964
- Place: Sandusky, OH · SANDUSKY, OH
- Location: 41.4559° N, 82.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandusky, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4559&lon=-82.7144&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 15, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1539
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1539

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1093  64/4/30    SANDUSKY OHIO       PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N5341Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFING SANDUSKY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5341Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Griffing Sandusky

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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