# NTSB CHI66D0228: Piper PA-28, N8606W, Chesterton, IN, August 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1965
- Place: Chesterton, IN · CHESTERTON, IN
- Location: 41.5998° N, 87.0550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5998&lon=-87.0550&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176038
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0228

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2573  65/8/25    CHESTERTON IND      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 250
        TIME - 1500                    N8606W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BODINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- CROSSWIND OF 15 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8606W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8606W-2017-09-26), registration cancelled 2017-09-26, S/N 28-10121, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bodine

## Other investigations on N8606W (3)

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 WPR13LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA322), Jul 7, 2013: Piper PA-28-235 (N8606W), Albany, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of hydraulic fluid, which rendered the brakes ineffective. The reason for the loss of hydraulic fluid could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB OAK67F0094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67F0094), Aug 27, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N8606W), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3990](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3990), Sep 14, 1964: Piper PA28 (N8606W), Lewistown, PA, substantial damage

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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