# NTSB CHI66F0783: Piper PA28, N170SU, Columbus, OH, May 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1966
- Place: Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0783
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0783

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1314  66/5/25    COLUMBUS OHIO       PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2045                    N170SU              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 1085 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DON SCOTT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N170SU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Don Scott

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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