# NTSB UNK71X0108: Piper PA-24, N5462P, Calgary, Canada, June 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1971
- Place: Calgary, Canada · CALGARY,ALTA,CAN, CD
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK71X0108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK71X0108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0063   71/6/5    CALGARY,ALTA,CAN    PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1400
        TIME - 1103                    N5462P              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALGARY INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALGARY,ALTA,CAN            GREAT FALLS,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5462P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5462P-1972-03-31), registration cancelled 1972-03-31, S/N 24519 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Calgary Intl

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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