# NTSB CHI71FGG07: Piper PA-32, N3325W, Findlay, OH, August 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1970
- Place: Findlay, OH · FINDLAY, OH
- Location: 41.0474° N, 83.6381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Findlay, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0474&lon=-83.6381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FGG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FGG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3210  70/8/12    FINDLAY,OHIO        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 290
        TIME - 1815                    N3325W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 178 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIEBE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTTAWA,OHIO                 FINDLAY,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR DROPPED INTO WASHOUT APRX 30FT BEYOND END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3325W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3325W), registered now, S/N 32-160, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (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: Priebe

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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