# NTSB CHI69A0019: Piper PA-32, N3393W, Brunswick, OH, August 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1968
- Place: Brunswick, OH · BRUNSWICK, OH
- Location: 41.2458° N, 81.8166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brunswick, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2458&lon=-81.8166&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69A0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3286  68/8/15    BRUNSWICK,OHIO      PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 50, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1730                    N3393W              PX-  0  1  4  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRUNSWICK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MISS IN ENG.PLT USED CARB HEAT,LEANED MIXTURE.POWER LOSS DUE TO OPEN HEAT CONTROL VALVE IN CARB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3393W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3393W-2019-02-19), registration cancelled 2019-02-19, S/N 32-252, built 1965 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Brunswick

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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