# NTSB CHI69F0048: Piper J4E, N35906, Edinburg, IN, July 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1968
- Place: Edinburg, IN · EDINBURG, IN
- Location: 39.3519° N, 85.9638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edinburgh, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3519&lon=-85.9638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1765   68/7/5    EDINBURG,IND        PIPER J4E           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N35906              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED IN HAY FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35906](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35906), registered now, S/N 4-1436 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4E
- Registry model: [Piper J4E](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4e) (registry code 7100610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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