# NTSB CHI69D0031: Piper PA-31, N721ZC, Ft.Wayne, IN, April 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1968
- Place: Ft.Wayne, IN · FT.WAYNE, IN
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1779  68/4/29  NR.FT.WAYNE,IND       PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1700                    N721ZC              PX-  0  0  7  CORP/EXEC                 43, 12000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            520 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - AUTO PILOT: SERVO
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PLT LEFT SEAT TO GET FLASHLIGHT.AUTO PLT PITCHED UP,DAMAGED ELEVATORS.PLT DIDNT PULL PITCH TRIM CB
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N721ZC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N721ZC-2013-05-06), registration cancelled 2013-05-06, S/N 31-81, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N721ZC (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 MIA71IM116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71IM116), Jun 27, 1971: Piper PA-31 (N721ZC), Atlanta, GA, incident, no 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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