# NTSB DIA70F0026: Piper PA-22, N6859B, Weirton, WV, May 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1969
- Place: Weirton, WV · WEIRTON, WV
- Location: 40.4106° N, 80.5616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weirton, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4106&lon=-80.5616&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176527
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA70F0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70F0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1991  69/5/29    WEIRTON,W VA        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N6859B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIRTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLT WAS ALONG TO OBSERVE EXECUTION OF FLIGHT TEST TYPE MANEUVERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6859B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6859B-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 22-4159, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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: Weirton

## Other investigations on N6859B (1)

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 CHI67F0398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0398), Dec 4, 1966: Piper PA-22 (N6859B), Elyria, OH, 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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