# Accident 20050522008929A: Piper PA28140, Edmonds, OH, May 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2005, 13:34 local time
- Place: Edmonds, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1133° N, 81.1506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1133&lon=-81.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N217AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217AW-2011-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 70 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050522008929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^, N217AW, ENROUTE FROM AKR TO YNG WAS OBSERVED FLYING EAST EAST BOUND. WITNESS SAW AIRCRAFT BANK TO THE LEFT AND START TO CIRCLE A FIELD TO THE NORTH OF I-76. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO NOSE DIVE BELOW THE TREE LINE. WITNESS CALLED 911 AND WAS FIRST TO ARRIVE AT ACCIDENT SITE. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN A FIELD SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DUE TO IMPACT WITH GROUND. PROPELLER, ENGINE AND NOSE GEAR WERE NOT VISIBLE DUE TO IMPACT. SEVERE DAMAGE TO WINGS, EMPENNAGE AND TAIL SECTION OF AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 NYC05FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA086), May 22, 2005: Piper PA-28-140 (N217AW), Edinburg, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.

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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