# NTSB CHI67A0124: Piper PA-24, N6536P, Covington, IN, May 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1967
- Place: Covington, IN · COVINGTON, IN
- Location: 40.1406° N, 87.3910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1406&lon=-87.3910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0124
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0124

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0607  67/5/13    COVINGTON,IND       PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1128
        TIME - 0224                    N6536P              PX-  3  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL REPORTED BY IND STATE POLICE LAB-0.17 PCNT-FTLY INJ PAX LVLS-.12-.16 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6536P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6536P-1967-11-09), registration cancelled 1967-11-09, S/N 24-1658, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N6536P (1)

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 UNK64X1963](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1963), May 26, 1964: Piper PA24 (N6536P), Roselle, IL, 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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