# NTSB CHI71FLQ20: Piper PA-28, N9452J, Fort Knox, KY, February 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1971
- Place: Fort Knox, KY · FORT KNOX, KY
- Location: 37.8916° N, 85.9672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Knox, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8916&lon=-85.9672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FLQ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FLQ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0646  71/2/25    FORT KNOX,KY        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 170
        TIME - 1858                    N9452J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GODMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT KNOX,KY                FORT KNOX,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK THRESHOLD LTS FOR VASI,HIT FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9452J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Godman Field

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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