# NTSB UNK64X3258: Piper PA22, N5399Z, Clewiston, FL, August 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1964
- Place: Clewiston, FL · CLEWISTON, FL
- Location: 26.7528° N, 80.9392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clewiston, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7528&lon=-80.9392&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 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182343
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3258
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3258

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2378   64/8/7    CLEWISTON FLA       PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1520                    N5399Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIRGLADES STATE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5399Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5399Z-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 22-9169, built 1962 (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: Airglades State

## Other investigations on N5399Z (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 MIA67D0510](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0510), Apr 30, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N5399Z), Clewiston, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66D0354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0354), Dec 7, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N5399Z), Clewiston, FL, 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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