# NTSB IAD77FIA02: Piper PA-22, N6948B, Haymarket, VA, October 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1976
- Place: Haymarket, VA · HAYMARKET, VA
- Location: 38.8122° N, 77.6363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haymarket, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8122&lon=-77.6363&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FIA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3493  76/10/25   HAYMARKET,VA        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 237
        TIME - 1230                    N6948B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANASSAS,VA                 WINCHESTER,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- WX BRIEF NOT AVLBLE AT FSS-COMPUTER INOP.AT APRX 1200FT MSL ENTRD A LOW CLOUD-HIT GND DRG TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6948B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6948B-2014-11-13), registration cancelled 2014-11-13, S/N 22-4228, 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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761025035209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761025035209A), Oct 25, 1976: Piper PA22150, Haymarket, VA, Substantial damage. Wx brief not avlble at fss-computer inop. At aprx 1200FT MSL entrd a low cloud-hit gnd drg turn.

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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