# NTSB CHI69F0338: Piper PA-23, N3297P, Painesville, OH, October 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1968
- Place: Painesville, OH · PAINESVILLE, OH
- Location: 41.7216° N, 81.2584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Painesville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7216&lon=-81.2584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107645
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0338
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0338

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4325   68/10/9   PAINESVILLE,OHIO    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1610                    N3297P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 55, 4854 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            128 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONCORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- LFT ENG FAILED ON 2 ENG GO-AROUND AFTER COMPLETION OF SIMULATED SINGLE ENG LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3297P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Concord

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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