# NTSB CHI72FEK18: Piper PA-28, Marion, OH, June 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Case · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1972
- Place: Marion, OH · MARION, OH
- Location: 40.5967° N, 83.1232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5967&lon=-83.1232&mi=10
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEK18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEK18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0518  72/6/26    MARION,OHIO         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                                        PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 22, 1627 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            370 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARION,OHIO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LDG.STUDENT MADE STEEP LOW ALT TURN TO FINAL.LOST CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane

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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