# NTSB CHI66D0155: Piper PA-28, N5872W, Perrysville, OH, August 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1965
- Place: Perrysville, OH · PERRYSVILLE, OH
- Location: 40.6584° N, 82.3144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perrysville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6584&lon=-82.3144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0155
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0155

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2203  65/8/12    PERRYSVILLE OHIO    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N5872W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLEASANT HILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5872W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5872W-1968-08-22), registration cancelled 1968-08-22, S/N 28-2491 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (registry code 7102804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pleasant Hill

## Other investigations on N5872W (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 CHI68A0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0098), May 17, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N5872W), Shelby, OH, 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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