# NTSB CHI67F0600: Piper PA-28, N7780W, Elyria, OH, April 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1967
- Place: Elyria, OH · ELYRIA, OH
- Location: 41.3792° N, 82.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elyria, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3792&lon=-82.0996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0600
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0600

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1136  67/4/12    ELYRIA, OHIO        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N7780W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELYRIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7780W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7780W-1981-05-13), registration cancelled 1981-05-13, S/N 28-1786 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elyria

## Other investigations on N7780W (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 CHI65D0129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0129), May 20, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N7780W), Elyria, OH, 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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