# NTSB DIA69D0163: Piper PA-18, N10468, Edgewood, MD, March 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1969
- Place: Edgewood, MD · EDGEWOOD, MD
- Location: 39.4203° N, 76.2968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgewood, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4203&lon=-76.2968&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 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0163
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0163

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0305  69/3/23    EDGEWOOD,MD         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1053                    N10468              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10468](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10468-2002-10-28), registration cancelled 2002-10-28, S/N 18-937, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper L-21A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21a) (registry code 7101814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weide

## Other investigations on N10468 (2)

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 BFO84FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO84FA003), Aug 8, 1984: Piper L-21-A (N10468), Selbyville, DE, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB IAD75FIG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIG07), Oct 23, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N10468), Emmitsburg, MD, 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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