# NTSB CHI73AC004: Piper PA-24, N5491P, Kewanna, IN, July 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1972
- Place: Kewanna, IN · KEWANNA, IN
- Location: 41.0193° N, 86.4125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kewanna, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0193&lon=-86.4125&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73AC004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2264  72/7/15    KEWANNA,IND         PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 400
        TIME - 0950                    N5491P              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CINCINNATI,OHIO             PLYMOUTH,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FSS SAID VFR FLT NOT ADVISED. PLT HAD ADVANCED ARTERIOSCLEROSIS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5491P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5491P-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 24-552 (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)
- 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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