# NTSB DIA69F0090: Piper PA-28, N6274W, Linthicum, MD, October 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1968
- Place: Linthicum, MD · LINTHICUM, MD
- Location: 39.2094° N, 76.6644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linthicum, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2094&lon=-76.6644&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3717  68/10/13   LINTHICUM,MD        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3200
        TIME - 2141                    N6274W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIENDSHIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       63
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
        REMARKS- PLT DESCENDED BELOW PUBLISHED APPCH MINIMUMS. ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH GLIDE SLOPE RCVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6274W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6274W-1990-10-03), registration cancelled 1990-10-03, S/N 2820323 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Friendship

## Other investigations on N6274W (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 LAX89FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA276), Aug 6, 1989: Piper PA-28-140 (N6274W), Toms Place, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TERRAIN OBSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ENTERING A HIGH ELEVATION BASIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WHICH REDUCED THE…
- [NTSB MKC66D0379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0379), Jan 7, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6274W), So St Paul, MN, 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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