# NTSB CHI70D0076: Piper PA-22, N673A, Rockville, IN, May 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1969
- Place: Rockville, IN · ROCKVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.7665° N, 87.2295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7665&lon=-87.2295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1870  69/5/16    ROCKVILLE,IND       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 102
        TIME - 1620                    N673A               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT SAID OIL PRESS DROPPED,ENG STARTED SMOKING SO HE SHUT OFF ENG,LANDED IN BEST AVAILABLE FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N673A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N673A-1971-02-03), registration cancelled 1971-02-03, S/N 2275 (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: 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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