# NTSB UNK69X0136: Piper PA-22, N5799Z, Bad Drk, Georgia, August 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1969
- Place: Bad Drk, Georgia · BAD DRK, Germany
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK69X0136
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0136

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0062   69/8/3    BAD DRK,W GERMANY   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N5799Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAD DRK,W GERMANY           BAD DRK,W GERMANY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF W GERMAN GOVNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5799Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5799Z-1970-09-22), registration cancelled 1970-09-22, S/N 22-9637 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- 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

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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