# NTSB CAN69AF526: Piper PA-22, Bowmanville, Canada, May 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: May 18, 1969
- Place: Bowmanville, Canada · BOWMANVILLE,CAN, CD
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, September 1, 1972
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CAN69AF526
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CAN69AF526

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0079  69/5/18    BOWMANVILLE,CAN     PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N7050D              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  24, 126 TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUNTAIN VIEW,CAN           OSHAWA,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       49
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- HIT SMOKESTACK ABOUT 250 FT AGL. INVEST AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF CANADA.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-cruise

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7050D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7050D-1970-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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