# Accident 20141229022979A: Piper PA-23-160, Port Clinton, OH, December 29, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2014, 14:50 local time
- Place: Port Clinton, OH
- Airport: Port Clinton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5206° N, 82.8719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5206&lon=-82.8719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222CP-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 675 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141229022979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 36 AT PORT CLINTON PCW AIRPORT. THEN MADE A LEFT TURN, WHICH RESULTED IN RAPID  OUT OF CONTROL SPINNING DECENT AND FATAL CRASH INTO THE BACKYARD OF A HOME JUST OFF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY.

## 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 CEN15FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA088), Dec 29, 2014: Piper PA 23-160 (N222CP), Port Clinton, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control following a loss of left engine power for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any preimpact abnormalities.

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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