# NTSB CHI70D0108: Piper PA-23, N2219P, Brownsburg, IN, August 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1969
- Place: Brownsburg, IN · BROWNSBURG, IN
- Location: 39.8344° N, 86.3857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsburg, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8344&lon=-86.3857&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2139   69/8/2    BROWNSBURG,IND      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1815                    N2219P              PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  AGE 45, 10465 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1350 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWNSBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SINGLE ENG FLT WITH R ENG SHUT OFF.L ENG BECAME ROUGH AND LOST PWR ON GO-AROUND.UN RESTART R ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2219P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2219P-1989-11-06), registration cancelled 1989-11-06, S/N 23828 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Brownsburg

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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