# NTSB CHI68F0100: Piper PA-28, N5167W, Rootstown, OH, June 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1967
- Place: Rootstown, OH · ROOTSTOWN, OH
- Location: 41.0989° N, 81.2426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rootstown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0989&lon=-81.2426&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1855   67/6/4    ROOTSTOWN,OHIO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 450
        TIME - 1400                    N5167W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO.4 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BEARING CAP CAME LOOSE,STRUCK AND PUNCTURED CRANKCASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5167W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5167W), registered now, S/N 28-198, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5167W (2)

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 NYC77FGT17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGT17), Jul 5, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N5167W), Catawissa, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3375), Aug 14, 1964: Piper PA28 (N5167W), Fredericksburg, VA, 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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