# NTSB CHI72AC022: Piper PA-32, N4026W, Minford, OH, September 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1971
- Place: Minford, OH · MINFORD, OH
- Location: 38.8615° N, 82.8489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minford, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8615&lon=-82.8489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2146   71/9/8    MINFORD,OHIO        PIPER PA-32         CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0240                    N4026W              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 33, 2788 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCIOTO COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS OHIO               MINFORD,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       67
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PLT DSNDD TO UNSAFE ALT IN ATMT TO FIND ARPT.ERRONEOUS HILL HT ON ARPT DIRECTORY DIAGRAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4026W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4026W-2014-12-17), registration cancelled 2014-12-17, S/N 32-40041, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Scioto County

## Other investigations on N4026W (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 MIA92WA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92WA119), Apr 29, 1992: Piper PA-32-300 (N4026W), San Michele, Haiti, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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