# NTSB UNK65X1432: Piper PA22, N4579Z, Ardmore, OK, February 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1965
- Place: Ardmore, OK · ARDMORE, OK
- Location: 34.1743° N, 97.1436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ardmore, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1743&lon=-97.1436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179343
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1432
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1432

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0189  65/2/17    ARDMORE OKLA        PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1408                    N4579Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARDMORE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4579Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4579Z-2013-05-06), registration cancelled 2013-05-06, S/N 22-8088, built 1961 (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: Ardmore

## Other investigations on N4579Z (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 FTW84FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA084), Dec 4, 1983: Piper PA-22-108 (N4579Z), Pawnee, OK, 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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