# NTSB CHI72FEG13: Piper PA-30, N7714Y, Tipp City, OH, September 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1971
- Place: Tipp City, OH · TIPP CITY, OH
- Location: 39.9645° N, 84.1864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tipp City, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9645&lon=-84.1864&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1815   71/9/9    TIPP CITY,OHIO      PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1936
        TIME - 0722                    N7714Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 607 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JAMES M.COX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CINCINNATI,OHIO             TIPP CITY,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          GROUND FOG                                                67
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- DESCENDED BELOW PUBLISHED APCH MINIMUMS. HIT TREES 75 FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7714Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7714Y-1971-10-26), registration cancelled 1971-10-26, S/N 30-803 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: James M.Cox

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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