# NTSB CHI65F0174: Piper PA-28, N6047W, Chillicothe, OH, May 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1965
- Place: Chillicothe, OH · CHILLICOTHE, OH
- Location: 39.3405° N, 82.9961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chillicothe, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3405&lon=-82.9961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0174
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0174

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1050  65/5/23    CHILLICOTHE OHIO    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1935                    N6047W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6047W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6047W-1974-08-09), registration cancelled 1974-08-09, S/N 28-20047 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Park

## Other investigations on N6047W (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 NYC72AN085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN085), Dec 30, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N6047W), Malvern, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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.

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