# NTSB CHI70F0384: Waco AVN-8, N231E, Ravenna, OH, September 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1969
- Place: Ravenna, OH · RAVENNA, OH
- Location: 41.1616° N, 81.2421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ravenna, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1616&lon=-81.2421&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0384
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0384

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3978  69/9/14    RAVENNA,OHIO        WACO AVN-8          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 667
        TIME - 1310                    N231E               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 302 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAVENNA,OHIO                RAVENNA,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: GOVERNORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- GOV COUPLING DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED. PROP WENT TO HIGH PITCH. LANDED IN CORNFIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N231E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WACO AVN-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mills

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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