# NTSB CHI76FEK23: Piper PA-22, N4995Z, Baltimore, OH, August 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1976
- Place: Baltimore, OH · BALTIMORE, OH
- Location: 39.8470° N, 82.6022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8470&lon=-82.6022&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEK23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEK23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2173   76/8/3  NR.BALTIMORE,OH       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 2025                    N4995Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,OH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT MARKED 35FT PWR LINES AT EASTERN BOUNDARY OF FLD.THRESHOLD DISPLACED 400FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4995Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4995Z), registered now, S/N 22-8605, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- 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
- Airport: Miller Farm

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760803025339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760803025339A), Aug 3, 1976: Piper PA22108, Baltimore, OH, Substantial damage. Hit marked 35FT pwr lines at eastern boundary of fld. Threshold displaced 400FT.

## 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 CHI70D0275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0275), Oct 15, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N4995Z), Somerset, 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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