# NTSB NYC69A0038: Piper PA-22, N5861Z, Bath, ME, September 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1968
- Place: Bath, ME · BATH, ME
- Location: 43.9325° N, 69.8472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bath, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9325&lon=-69.8472&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4084  68/9/20    BATH,ME             PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 144
        TIME - 1910                    N5861Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-9/24/68.NO PREVIOUS NITE FLT TIME.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 170 MG PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5861Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5861Z-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 22-9718 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N5861Z (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 UNK65X0989](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0989), Dec 12, 1964: Piper PA-22 (N5861Z), Blythe, CA, 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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