# NTSB CHI70F0168: Piper PA-23, N3267P, Seymour, IN, August 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1969
- Place: Seymour, IN · SEYMOUR, IN
- Location: 38.9463° N, 85.8885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seymour, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9463&lon=-85.8885&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0168
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0168

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2553  69/8/10    SEYMOUR,IND         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 977
        TIME - 1320                    N3267P              PX-  0  0  3  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               SEYMOUR,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- FEATH L ENG. LOST CONTROL ON PRACTICE GO AROUND. CRASH LANDED IN CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3267P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3267P-1971-07-15), registration cancelled 1971-07-15, S/N 23-1212, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Freeman

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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