# NTSB CHI66A0069: Piper PA-22, N6750B, London, KY, February 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1966
- Place: London, KY · LONDON, KY
- Location: 37.1184° N, 84.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of London, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1184&lon=-84.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174194
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0354  66/2/19    LONDON KY           PIPER PA-22         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1545                    N6750B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONDON-CORBIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SUPPORTING STRUCTURES FOR POWERLINE HIGHWAY CROSSING STRUCK BY N6750B WERE OBSCURED BY TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6750B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6750B-1966-04-21), registration cancelled 1966-04-21, S/N 22-4084 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: London-Corbin

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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