# NTSB CHI71DBM02: Piper PA-25, N6511Z, Rensselaer, IN, July 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1970
- Place: Rensselaer, IN · RENSSELAER, IN
- Location: 40.9505° N, 87.1533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rensselaer, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9505&lon=-87.1533&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DBM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3079  70/7/21    RENSSELAER,IND      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N6511Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 37, 4105 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1800 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JASPER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENSSELAER,IND             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT PROPPED ENG,WOMAN ON WG FELL OFF. PIPER HIT CESSNA 172 N35710,SUBSTL DMG. PKG BRAKE INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6511Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6511Z-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 25-2039, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jasper County

## Other investigations on N6511Z (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 FTW68D0125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0125), Jul 28, 1967: Piper PA-25 (N6511Z), Lookeba, OK, 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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