# Accident 20080530838899A: Piper PA28235, Hillsboro, OH, May 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2008, 11:53 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OH
- Airport: Highland County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1889° N, 83.5389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1889&lon=-83.5389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9376W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9376W-2009-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080530838899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM HIGHLAND COUNTY APT. (HOC) AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF WHITE SMOKE, THEN BLACK SMOKE AND FIRE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN CORN FIELD ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM END OF DEPARTING RUNWAY.  FIRE IMMEDIATELY ENGULFED AIRCRAFT AND FATAL INJURING BOTH OCCUPANTS.

## 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 CHI08FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA146), May 30, 2008: Piper PA28 (N9376W), Hillsboro, OH, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to an in-flight fire as a result of a corrosion hole in the muffler that was not identified by the mechanic. Contributing to the accident…

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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