CHI69D0098

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Port Clinton, OH · June 13, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 13, 1968
Place
Port Clinton, OH · PORT CLINTON, OH
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5118PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109888

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2029  68/6/13    PORT CLINTON,OHIO   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1100
        TIME - 1300                    N5118P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUT-IN-BAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N5118P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Put-In-Bay

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.