CHI74AC007

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Montville, OH · July 12, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 12, 1974
Place
Montville, OH · MONTVILLE, OH
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N5329LPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 2, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740712024299A
Case key
173433

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1948  74/7/12    MONTVILLE,OHIO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 53, 612
        TIME - 1344                    N5329L              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAINESVILLE,OHIO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD APCHG ACDT SITE IN LVL FLT AT NEAR TREE TOP LVL.ACFT PENETRATED 165FT INTO WOODED AREA

Aircraft

Registration
N5329L
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.