# NTSB UNK69X0127: Piper PA-22, N8542D, Bulawayo, SF, June 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1969
- Place: Bulawayo, SF · BULAWAYO,RHODESIA, South Africa
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173275
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK69X0127
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0127

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0036  69/6/27    BULAWAYO,RHODESIA   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 126
        TIME - 0800                    N8542D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BULAWAYO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.VICTORIA RHODESIA        BULAWAYO,RHODESIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF RHODESIA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8542D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8542D-1971-10-07), registration cancelled 1971-10-07, S/N 22-5773 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bulawayo

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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