# NTSB UNK64X2569: Piper PA28, N5332W, Moundridge, KS, June 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1964
- Place: Moundridge, KS · MOUNDRIDGE, KS
- Location: 38.2018° N, 97.5149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moundridge, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2018&lon=-97.5149&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2569
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2569

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1873  64/6/29    MOUNDRIDGE KANS     PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 345
        TIME - 0740                    N5332W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNDRIDGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND 15 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5332W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5332W-1971-07-19), registration cancelled 1971-07-19, S/N 28-389 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moundridge

## Other investigations on N5332W (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 DEN71AD047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71AD047), Jun 10, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N5332W), Colorado Spg, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB MKC66F0354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0354), Oct 8, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N5332W), Mcpherson, KS, 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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