N5735H is a 1949 Piper PA-16. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Lycoming 0-235 series rated at 115 horsepower. Its registration was cancelled in Feb 1956. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Mar 2018. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
FAA recordRegistered in Devalls Bluff, AR in 2013 · deregistered in 1956.
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The pilot reported that while on short final to the unlit airstrip; during the flare, he lost sight of the runway and the airplane veered to the right, impacted a rice field, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and lift strut.
The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation
The pilot stated that the accident may have been mitigated if he would have landed on a lit runway and conducted a wheel landing instead of a three point landing, which would have allowed him to maintain a visual of the runway until his main wheels where on the ground.
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