# NTSB CHI70AC093: Piper PA-12, N78443, Somerset, KY, June 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1970
- Place: Somerset, KY · SOMERSET, KY
- Location: 37.0865° N, 84.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0865&lon=-84.6054&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70AC093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70AC093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0764  70/6/23    SOMERSET,KY         PIPER PA-12         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2015                    N78443              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  38, 233 TOTAL HOURS, 28
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOMERSET,KY                 SOMERSET,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.16 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78443](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78443-1971-04-01), registration cancelled 1971-04-01, S/N 12-1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Somerset

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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