# NTSB CHI74DEG04: Piper PA-32, N4740S, Vandalia, OH, July 31, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1973
- Place: Vandalia, OH · VANDALIA, OH
- Location: 39.8790° N, 84.1922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vandalia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8790&lon=-84.1922&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2123  73/7/31    VANDALIA,OHIO       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 234
        TIME - 1158                    N4740S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTON MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW CARLISLE,OHIO           VANDALIA,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD ADJ TO GRASS STRIP ROLLED INTO AREA WHERE THE TAXIWAY HAD BEEN BKN BY AIR HAMMERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4740S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4740S), registered now, S/N 32-1172, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dayton Mun

## 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 19730731025249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730731025249A), Jul 31, 1973: Piper PA32260, Vandalia, OH, Substantial damage. Lndd adj to grass strip rolled into area where the taxiway had been bkn by air hammers.

## Other investigations on N4740S (2)

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.

- [NTSB CHI83LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA020), Oct 18, 1982: Piper PA-32-260 (N4740S), Vandalia, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71FBJ53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBJ53), Jan 10, 1971: Piper PA-32 (N4740S), Boyne City, MI, substantial damage

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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