# NTSB CHI70FGA02: Piper PA-24, N8444P, Erlanger, KY, January 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1970
- Place: Erlanger, KY · ERLANGER, KY
- Location: 39.0395° N, 84.6000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erlanger, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0395&lon=-84.6000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FGA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FGA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0244   70/1/4    ERLANGER,KY         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 583
        TIME - 1320                    N8444P              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CINCINNATI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               ERLANGER,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- LANDED IN DEEP SNOW OFF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8444P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8444P-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N 26-23, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (registry code 7102408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-720 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (registry code 41546, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cincinnati

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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