# NTSB IAD70DID02: Piper PA-28, N4567R, Portsmouth, VA, January 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1970
- Place: Portsmouth, VA · PORTSMOUTH, VA
- Location: 36.8354° N, 76.2983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portsmouth, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8354&lon=-76.2983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70DID02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70DID02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0326  70/1/22    PORTSMOUTH,VA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 300
        TIME - 1256                    N4567R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESAPEAKE-PORTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTSMOUTH,VA               EMPORIA,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NR 2 CON ROD BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4567R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4567R-1972-02-28), registration cancelled 1972-02-28, S/N 28-21269, built 1966 (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: Chesapeake-Ports

## Other investigations on N4567R (3)

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 NYC69D0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0098), Jul 20, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N4567R), Plymouth, NH, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0610](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0610), Mar 23, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N4567R), Somerset, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0478](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0478), Jan 21, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N4567R), Friedens, PA, 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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