# NTSB UNK64X2413: Piper PA22, N5780Z, Ft Meade, MD, June 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1964
- Place: Ft Meade, MD · FT MEADE, MD
- Location: 39.1057° N, 76.7433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Meade, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1057&lon=-76.7433&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2413
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2413

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1758  64/6/21    FT MEADE MD         PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N5780Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 35, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIPTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-DEER RAN ONTO RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5780Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5780Z), registered now, S/N 22-9625, 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
- Airport: Tipton

## Other investigations on N5780Z (2)

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 NYC66D0147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0147), Aug 7, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N5780Z), Ft Meade, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4212), Sep 30, 1964: Piper PA22 (N5780Z), Ft Meade, MD, 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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