# NTSB CHI70F0209: Piper PA-24, N6895P, Middletown, OH, September 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1969
- Place: Middletown, OH · MIDDLETOWN, OH
- Location: 39.5030° N, 84.3649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5030&lon=-84.3649&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0209

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3901  69/9/12    MIDDLETOWN,OHIO     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 197
        TIME - 2000                    N6895P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOK FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANSFIELD,OHIO              MIDDLETOWN,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- MAIN LDG GR STRUCK EXPOSED LIP OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6895P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6895P), registered now, S/N 24-2029, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hook 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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