# NTSB CHI66D0549: Piper PA-24, N8770P, North Benton, OH, January 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1966
- Place: North Benton, OH · NORTH BENTON, OH
- Location: 40.9851° N, 81.0126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Benton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9851&lon=-81.0126&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173651
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0549
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0549

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0100  66/1/29    NORTH BENTON OHIO   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N8770P              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8770P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8770P), registered now, S/N 24-4220 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miller

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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