# NTSB CHI66F0541: Piper PA-28, N5381W, Cincinnati, OH, February 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1966
- Place: Cincinnati, OH · CINCINNATI, OH
- Location: 39.1035° N, 84.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cincinnati, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1035&lon=-84.5153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0541
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0541

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0071   66/2/5    CINCINNATI OHIO     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N5381W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUNKEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SNOW COVERED LOG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5381W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5381W-2012-03-23), registration cancelled 2012-03-23, S/N 28-446, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lunken

## Other investigations on N5381W (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 CHI67F0466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0466), Jan 29, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N5381W), Blue Ash, OH, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI67F0336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0336), Nov 12, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N5381W), Blue Ash, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3473), Aug 19, 1964: Piper PA28 (N5381W), Montgomery Co, OH, destroyed

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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