# NTSB CHI74DEI11: Piper PA-22, N2573A, Norwalk, OH, October 31, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1973
- Place: Norwalk, OH · NORWALK, OH
- Location: 41.2446° N, 82.6089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwalk, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2446&lon=-82.6089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEI11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEI11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2847  73/10/31   NORWALK,OHIO        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N2573A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORWALK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORWALK,OHIO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- APRX 40FT ABV RWY A/S 85MPH PLT DID NOT THINK ACFT CLBG PROPERLY TO CLR TREES.PLT TIRED HAD COLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2573A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2573A-2011-09-29), registration cancelled 2011-09-29, S/N 22-865, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22S-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22s-135) (registry code 7102208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Norwalk

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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