# Accident 20231022021079A: Piper PA-24-250, Ottawa, OH, October 22, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2023, 15:11 local time
- Place: Ottawa, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0171° N, 84.0931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0171&lon=-84.0931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6757P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6757P-2024-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231022021079A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REQUESTED VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM TOL APCH. THE PILOT REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN A FIELD. THERE WAS ONE PILOT AND NO PASSENGERS, NO INJURIES. THE PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF RESPONDED.

PILOT STATED ENGINE QUIT AND HE WENT THROUGH ALL THE CHECKLIST ITEMS TO NO AVAIL.

## 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 ERA24LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA014), Oct 22, 2023: Piper PA-24-250 (N6757P), Ottawa, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice..

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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