# NTSB CHI71AC067: Piper PA-24, N5001P, Thornville, OH, March 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1971
- Place: Thornville, OH · THORNVILLE, OH
- Location: 39.8946° N, 82.4202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thornville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8946&lon=-82.4202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71AC067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0454  71/3/27    THORNVILLE,OHIO     PIPER PA-24         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1417                    N5001P              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 45, 203 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEBRON,OHIO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PATHOLOGIST REPORTS BOTH PILOTS CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS,SEVERE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5001P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5001P-1971-05-14), registration cancelled 1971-05-14, S/N 24-4 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N5001P (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X1659](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1659), May 7, 1964: Piper PA24 (N5001P), Baltimore, MD, substantial 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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