# NTSB UNK65X1141: Piper PA22, N5931D, Silver Lake, MN, December 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1964
- Place: Silver Lake, MN · SILVER LAKE, MN
- Location: 44.9042° N, 94.1986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9042&lon=-94.1986&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1141
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1141

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3771  64/12/26   SILVER LAKE MINN    PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 0750                    N5931D              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SILVER LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5931D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5931D), registered now, S/N 22-4594, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Silver Lake

## Other investigations on N5931D (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 BFO91LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA050), May 25, 1991: Piper PA-22-150 (N5931D), Danville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WHICH RESULTED IN WATER CONTAMINATED FUEL. CONTRIBUTING WAS NONCOMPLIANCE WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE.

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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