# NTSB CHI70D0275: Piper PA-28, N4995Z, Somerset, OH, October 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1969
- Place: Somerset, OH · SOMERSET, OH
- Location: 39.8060° N, 82.3002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8060&lon=-82.3002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152764
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0275
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0275

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4214  69/10/15   SOMERSET,OHIO       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1820                    N4995Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOMERSET,OHIO               SOMERSET,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- STUDENT TOOK OFF 40 MIN BEFORE OFFICIAL SUNSET. BECAME LOST. LANDED IN CORNFIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4995Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4995Z), registered now, S/N 22-8605, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4995Z (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI76FEK23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEK23), Aug 3, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N4995Z), Baltimore, OH, 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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