# NTSB NYC69F0219: Cherokee II, N8722E, Barre, MA, September 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1968
- Place: Barre, MA · BARRE, MA
- Location: 42.4230° N, 72.1064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barre, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4230&lon=-72.1064&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0219
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0219

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3590  68/9/16    BARRE,MASS          CHEROKEE II         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N8722E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: ALTIMETERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT FORCED ACFT ON RNWY. ALTIMETER NOT ATTACHED TO STATIC LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8722E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8722E), registered now, S/N 1, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHEROKEE II
- Registry model: [Thurman Arvo A CHEROKEE-II](https://openairdocs.org/model/thurman-arvo-a-cherokee-ii) (registry code 05647KB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hiller

## Other investigations on N8722E (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 NYC71FNC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FNC27), Apr 24, 1971: Cherokee II (N8722E), Springfield, VT, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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