# NTSB UNK64X3824: Piper PA22, N5914Z, West Plains, MO, September 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1964
- Place: West Plains, MO · WEST PLAINS, MO
- Location: 36.7374° N, 91.8680° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Plains, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7374&lon=-91.8680&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3824
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3824

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2796   64/9/6    WEST PLAINS MO      PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N5914Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5914Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5914Z-1969-01-28), registration cancelled 1969-01-28, S/N 22-9782 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5914Z (1)

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 MIA69A0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0019), Oct 6, 1968: Piper PA-22 (N5914Z), Mableton, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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