# NTSB CHI69F0293: Piper PA-22, N3542A, Morningview, KY, September 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1968
- Place: Morningview, KY · MORNINGVIEW, KY
- Location: 38.8320° N, 84.4563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morning View, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8320&lon=-84.4563&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0293
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0293

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3678  68/9/28    MORNINGVIEW,KY      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 36,
        TIME - 0830                    N3542A              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     300 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY DUE TO BELOW STANDARD FABRIC.PLT LANDED IN FIELD IN BELIEF FABRIC HAD TORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3542A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3542A-1974-03-14), registration cancelled 1974-03-14, S/N 22-1816 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (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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