# NTSB CHI72AC014: Piper PA-24, N7883P, Bardstown, KY, August 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1971
- Place: Bardstown, KY · BARDSTOWN, KY
- Location: 37.8177° N, 85.4553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bardstown, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8177&lon=-85.4553&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162608
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC014

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2217  71/8/14    BARDSTOWN,KY        CESSNA 172K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 87 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N84596              PX-  1  1  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAMUELS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEXINGTON,KY                BARDSTOWN,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   180               VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  12
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- UNCONTROLLED ARPT. UNICOM AVAIL,BOTH ACFT WERE ON SAME FREQ.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2217  71/8/14    BARDSTOWN,KY        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1420                    N7883P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 649 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  2  1  0                            82 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAMUELS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LOUISVILLE,KY               BARDSTOWN,KY                 EVANSVILLE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- PA-24 OVERTOOK C-172 FROM ABOVE AND BEHIND. PA-24 LND OK,WAS COMPLETING SIMULATED ADF APCH.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N7883P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7883P), registered now, S/N 24-3111, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Samuels

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N84596](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84596-1971-12-17), registration cancelled 1971-12-17, S/N 17258541 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Samuels

## Other investigations on N7883P (2)

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 ERA22LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA306), Jun 25, 2022: Piper PA-24 (N7883P), New Shoreham, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, resulting in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CHI72FEE84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE84), Jun 10, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N7883P), Chicago, IL, minor 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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