# NTSB DIA69A0006: Piper PA-22, N5929Z, Chesapeake, VA, August 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1968
- Place: Chesapeake, VA · CHESAPEAKE, VA
- Location: 36.8190° N, 76.2749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesapeake, VA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8190&lon=-76.2749&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69A0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69A0006

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 1

- Registration: [N5929Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5929Z-1970-06-12), registration cancelled 1970-06-12, S/N 22-9798 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Portsmouth

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N6908R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6908R-1970-09-04), registration cancelled 1970-09-04, S/N T210-0308 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T-210H
- Registry model: [Cessna T210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210) (registry code 2073423) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Portsmouth

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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