# NTSB CHI66F0191: Piper PA-22, N3502P, Circleville, OH, August 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1965
- Place: Circleville, OH · CIRCLEVILLE, OH
- Location: 39.6012° N, 82.9325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Circleville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6012&lon=-82.9325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0191
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0191

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2355  65/8/20    CIRCLEVILLE OHIO    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1710                    N3502P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3502P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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