# Accident 19840930052439A: Piper PA23, Defiance, OH, September 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1984, 17:49 local time
- Place: Defiance, OH
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2809° N, 84.3603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2809&lon=-84.3603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1424P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1424P-1989-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA408) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840930052439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PROPELLER BLADE FAILED DURING INITIAL CLIMB. GEAR UP FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. PILOT HAS NOT RETURNED FORM 6120.1.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI84LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA408), Sep 30, 1984: Piper PA-23-150 (N1424P), Defiance, OH, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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