# NTSB CHI70D0302: Piper PA-28, N8587W, Hartford City, IN, November 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1969
- Place: Hartford City, IN · HARTFORD CITY, IN
- Location: 40.4537° N, 85.3732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford City, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4537&lon=-85.3732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0302
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0302

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4348   69/11/6   HARTFORD CITY,IND   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 200
        TIME - 0945                    N8587W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FT.WAYNE,IND                MUNCIE,IND                   HARTFORD CITY,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING FLAPS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- FIELD WET AND FROSTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8587W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8587W-2019-01-07), registration cancelled 2019-01-07, S/N 28-10099, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Inman Field

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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