DIA69A0006

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Chesapeake, VA · August 6, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 6, 1968
Place
Chesapeake, VA · CHESAPEAKE, VA
Injuries
2 fatal
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5929ZPiper PA-22N6908RCessna T-210H
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109143

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2056   68/8/6    CHESAPEAKE,VA       CESSNA T-210H       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 407
        TIME - 1335                    N6908R              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTSMOUTH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2056   68/8/6    CHESAPEAKE,VA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N5929Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTSMOUTH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N5929Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Portsmouth

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N6908R
Reported as
Cessna T-210H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Portsmouth

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.