# NTSB CHI72AC088: Piper PA-28, N5112S, Richfield, OH, May 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1972
- Place: Richfield, OH · RICHFIELD, OH
- Location: 41.2331° N, 81.6439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2331&lon=-81.6439&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0473  72/5/13    RICHFIELD,OHIO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 211
        TIME - 0605                    N5112S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 172 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PAINESVILLE,OHIO            LOUISVILLE,KY               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        REMARKS- PLT DIED FROM ACUTE CORONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5112S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5112S-1972-08-14), registration cancelled 1972-08-14, S/N 287105131 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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