# NTSB CHI67F0236: Piper PA-28, N6347W, Hobart, IN, August 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1966
- Place: Hobart, IN · HOBART, IN
- Location: 41.5135° N, 87.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hobart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5135&lon=-87.2764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0236
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0236

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2795  66/8/14    HOBART IND          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N6347W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBART SKYRANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## 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: Hobart Skyranch

## 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 CHI67D0460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0460), Jan 17, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6347W), Rensselaer, 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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