# NTSB DIA68D0071: Piper PA-28, N4156J, Edgewater, MD, August 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1967
- Place: Edgewater, MD · EDGEWATER, MD
- Location: 38.9397° N, 76.5514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgewater, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9397&lon=-76.5514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114927
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0071

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0663  67/8/29    EDGEWATER,MD        PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1535                    N98886              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 61, 3287 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0663  67/8/29    EDGEWATER,MD        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1535                    N4156J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N4156J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4156J-2021-02-06), registration cancelled 2021-02-06, S/N 28-22483, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lee

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N98886](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98886), registered now, S/N 19156, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lee

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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