# NTSB CHI70IC089: Piper PA-32, N4023W, Columbus, OH, June 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1970
- Place: Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121643
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70IC089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70IC089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0008   70/6/6  NR.COLUMBUS,OHIO      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1522                    N4023W              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            UNK/NR, 17500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DENVER,COLO                 WASHINGTON,PA                MACON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT BECAME ILL,CO-PLT LANDED AT CLOSEST ARPT.   PILOT-DELIRIUM TREMONS,AVITAMINOSIS,LIVER CIRHOSIS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4023W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4023W-1976-04-23), registration cancelled 1976-04-23, S/N 32-40035 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage

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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