# NTSB CHI71DEI57: Piper PA-16, N5359H, Dorset, OH, June 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1971
- Place: Dorset, OH · DORSET, OH
- Location: 41.6803° N, 80.6673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dorset, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6803&lon=-80.6673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DEI57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEI57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1853   71/6/6    DORSET,OHIO         PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 188
        TIME - 0700                    N5359H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHTABULA,OHIO              NEW CASTLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- ON GO-AROUND,PLT FELT UNABLE TO GO OVER TREES.ABORTED,HIT ANTHILL HIDDEN BY GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5359H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5359H-2016-08-17), registration cancelled 2016-08-17, S/N 16-166, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Allen

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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