# Accident 20260620007169A: Piper PA-24-250, Middlefield, OH, June 20, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2026, 15:35 local time
- Place: Middlefield, OH
- Airport: Geauga County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4474° N, 81.0349° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4474&lon=-81.0349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6403P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6403P) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260620007169A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL AIRPORT, (YNG), VIENNA, OH JUNE 20, 2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 1520 EDT.  GEAUGA COUNTY AIRPORT, (7G8), MIDDLEFIELD, OH INTENDED DESTINATION.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1535 EDT AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE EAST OF 7G8 RUNWAY 29.  YNG WEATHER REPORTED DURING TIME WINDS 350 @ 7KT, 10 MILE VISIBILITY, SCATTERED @ 4700, BROKEN @ 6500 TEMP 20 DEW POINT 15, ALTIMETER 2988.  LIGHT RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA.  WEATHER REPORTED AT PORTAGE COUNTY AIRPORT (POV) RAVENNA OH DURING TIME WINDS 250 @ 11 GUSTING TO 19, 10 MILE VISIBILITY, SCATTERED @ 5000, BROKEN @ 7000, BROKEN @ 9500 TEMP 23 DEW POINT 11, ALTIMETER 2989.  WITNESS AT IMPACT SITE OBSERVED AIRCRAFT TRAVELING LEFT TO RIGHT. DESCRIBED RIGHT WING DIPPED, LEVELED, DIPPED SEVERLY TO RIGHT AND IMPACTED GROUND.  CARBURETTOR ICING-PROBABILITY CHART FOR THE TEMPERATURE/DEWPOINT IS SERIOUS FOR DESCENT POWER.

## 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 WPR26FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA224), Jun 20, 2026: Piper PA-24-250 (N6403P), Middlefield, OH, substantial damage, 3 fatal, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N6403P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20191103022599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191103022599I), Nov 3, 2019: Piper PA-24-250 (N6403P), Middlefield, OH, Minor damage. Pilot was operating VFR in the pattern at 7G8 with to obtain currency. Pilot was sole occupant of the aircraft. Pilot stated the he simply forgot to put the…

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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