# NTSB CHI68F0721: Piper PA-32, N3257W, St.Clairvill, OH, April 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1968
- Place: St.Clairvill, OH · ST.CLAIRVILL, OH
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0721
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0721

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0975  68/4/13    ST.CLAIRVILL,OHIO   PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 150
        TIME - 2100                    N3257W              PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALDERMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED ON LDG. PX INCLUDED INFANT AND SMALL CHILD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3257W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3257W-1970-06-04), registration cancelled 1970-06-04, S/N 32-80, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alderman

## Other investigations on N3257W (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 IAD70F0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70F0046), Aug 2, 1969: Piper PA-32 (N3257W), Salisbury, MD, destroyed

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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