# NTSB CHI69F0344: Piper PA-22, N8895C, Darby Dale, OH, November 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1968
- Place: Darby Dale, OH · DARBY DALE, OH
- Location: 39.8558° N, 83.1749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Darbydale, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8558&lon=-83.1749&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0344
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0344

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4228   68/11/8   DARBY DALE,OHIO     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 190
        TIME - 1827                    N8895C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DARBY DALE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LNDG ON UNLIGHTED STRIP. FOURTH ATTEMPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8895C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8895C-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 22-1476, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Darby Dale

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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