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| Date: | Saturday 8 December 2007 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5921D |
| MSN: | 22-4583 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3861 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tallahassee, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Quincy, FL (2J9) |
| Tallahassee, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, age 85, was attempting to land a Piper PA-22-150 at his private airstrip. While on final approach for the 1,500-foot-long turf strip, the airplane contacted trees, then utility wires, and came to rest upright. The reported weather about the time of the accident included calm winds, a broken ceiling at 9,000 feet, and visibility 10 miles. The pilot reported a total flight experience of 2,319 hours; of which, most was in the same make and model as the accident airplane. In addition, the pilot flew the accident airplane about 17 hours during the 90-day period preceding the accident. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudged clearance over obstacles during final approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20071229X02007&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=5921D
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 January 1996 | N5912D | Private | 0 | Quincy, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2008 00:39 | JINX | Added |
| 30-Aug-2016 15:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 04-Dec-2017 19:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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