# NTSB UNK65X1128: Piper PA22, N5730Z, Piney Point, MD, December 25, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1964
- Place: Piney Point, MD · PINEY POINT, MD
- Location: 38.1481° N, 76.5223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piney Point, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1481&lon=-76.5223&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180303
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1128
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1128

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3724  64/12/25   PINEY POINT MD      PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N5730Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEUART FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TEMPERATURE-F
          RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES                          70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5730Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5730Z-1970-06-08), registration cancelled 1970-06-08, S/N 22-9569 (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
- Airport: Steuart Field

## Other investigations on N5730Z (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 IAD70D0044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0044), Jul 22, 1969: Piper PA-22 (N5730Z), Park Hall, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA67D0075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67D0075), Mar 27, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N5730Z), Patuxent Nas, 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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