# NTSB CHI67D0460: Piper PA-28, N6347W, Rensselaer, IN, January 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1967
- Place: Rensselaer, IN · RENSSELAER, IN
- Location: 40.9505° N, 87.1533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rensselaer, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9505&lon=-87.1533&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0460
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0460

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0135  67/1/17    RENSSELAER,IND      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N6347W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JASPER COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT CROSS WIND 90 DEGREES 25 KNOTS,GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS.OTHER RUNWAY INTO THE WIND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6347W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6347W-1983-04-25), registration cancelled 1983-04-25, S/N 28-20405 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jasper County

## Other investigations on N6347W (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 CHI83FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA080), Jan 13, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N6347W), Glenview, IL, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI67F0236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0236), Aug 14, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6347W), Hobart, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0933](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0933), Dec 6, 1964: Piper PA28 (N6347W), Hobart, IN, 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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