IAD70A0021

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Edgewater, MD · September 23, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 23, 1969
Place
Edgewater, MD · EDGEWATER, MD
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4204JPiper PA-28N4979ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report December 8, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158071

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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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3-2540  69/9/23    EDGEWATER,MD        PIPER PA-22         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1805                    N4979Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 47, 4067 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDGEWATER,MD                EDGEWATER,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           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 - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   48
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- NEITHER PLT SAW THE OTHER. N4204J ENTERED PATTERN ON BASE LEG. N4979Z WAS IN PATTERN MAKING LNDGS.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2540  69/9/23    EDGEWATER,MD        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1805                    N4204J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 53, 14513 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  2  0  0                            HOURS, 2451 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FREEWAY APT,MD              FREEWAY APT,MD               EDGEWATER,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           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 - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   48
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- NEITHER PLT SAW THE OTHER. N4204J ENTERED PATTERN ON BASE LEG. N4979Z WAS IN PATTERN MAKING LNDGS.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N4204J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Lee

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
N4979Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lee

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.