# Accident 20231031019789A: Piper PA-32-300, Marion, OH, October 31, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2023, 11:25 local time
- Place: Marion, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5389° N, 83.1510° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5389&lon=-83.1510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44601, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 32,831 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231031019789A

## Narrative

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

MARION, OH: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PA32, TOL-UNKN, ACFT CRASHED DUE TO UNKN CIRCUMSTANCES SOUTH OF MARION, OH. POST CRASH FIRE ENSUED. ATC SERVICES: ACFT INITIALLY DEPARTED VFR @ TOL AND FLEW SOUTHBOUND. ACFT DROPPED OFF PASSENGER AT LCK (RICKENBACKER INTL) THEN DEPARTED WEST/ NORTH. POB: 2, INJURIES: 2 FATAL, DAMAGE: DESTROYED.

THIS REPORT COULD BE AMMENDED AT A FUTURE DATE DUE TO DISCOVERY OF PERTINENT INFORMATION.

## 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 ERA24FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA026), Oct 31, 2023: Piper PA-32-300 (N44601), Marion, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A descent and impact with terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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