# NTSB CHI74AC007: Piper PA-28, N5329L, Montville, OH, July 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1974
- Place: Montville, OH · MONTVILLE, OH
- Location: 41.6073° N, 81.0504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6073&lon=-81.0504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AC007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC007-173433

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1948  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5329L-1975-09-26), registration cancelled 1975-09-26, S/N 284633 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740712024299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740712024299A), Jul 12, 1974: Piper PA28180, Montville, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft obsvd apchg acdt site in lvl flt at near tree top lvl. Acft penetrated 165FT into wooded area

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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