# NTSB UNK64X1942: Piper PA22, N5717Z, Hindsboro, IL, May 24, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1964
- Place: Hindsboro, IL · HINDSBORO, IL
- Location: 39.6848° N, 88.1347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hindsboro, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6848&lon=-88.1347&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1942
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1942

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1420  64/5/24    HINDSBORO ILL       PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N5717Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5717Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5717Z), registered now, S/N 22-9556, 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

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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