# Accident 20010110000469A: Piper PA23250, Griffith, IN, January 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2001, 09:15 local time
- Place: Griffith, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5195° N, 87.4191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5195&lon=-87.4191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200WH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200WH-2003-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01TA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01TA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010110000469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 10, 2001, A PIPER AZTEC, N200WH CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM GRIFFITH, INDIANA AIRPORT (05C). THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER ON BOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE A/C WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED UPON IMPACT. INITIAL INVESTIGAION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS APOSSIBILITY OF DOUBLE ENGINE FAILURE ON THE A/C.

## 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 CHI01TA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01TA063), Jan 10, 2001: Piper PA-23 (N200WH), Griffith, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot. Factors included the loss of power for undetermined reasons and the rough terrain.

## Other reports on N200WH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19991202035129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991202035129I), Dec 2, 1999: Piper PA23250 (N200WH), Fremont, NE, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot taxied from the ramp to the run-up area and performed a takeoff check and run-up. Upon completion, he taxied out to runway 31 hold short line.…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.