# NTSB CHI74DEV51: Piper PA-28, N9365W, Mansfield, OH, May 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1974
- Place: Mansfield, OH · MANSFIELD, OH
- Location: 40.7663° N, 82.5317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7663&lon=-82.5317&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEV51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEV51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1334  74/5/23    MANSFIELD,OHIO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 334
        TIME - 1210                    N9365W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARVIN BRADD RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANSFIELD,OHIO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- 1240FT RWY WITH GRASS 4 TO 6 IN HI.HIT DITCH OFF E END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9365W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9365W-2013-04-04), registration cancelled 2013-04-04, S/N 28-11055, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (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: Marvin Bradd Rla

## 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 19740523013939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740523013939A), May 23, 1974: Piper PA28235, Mansfield, IL, Substantial damage. 1240FT rwy with grass 4 to 6 in hi. Hit ditch off e end of rwy.

## Other investigations on N9365W (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 NYC08CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA278), Aug 9, 2008: Piper PA-28-235 (N9365W), Dresden, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper altitude/clearance while on final approach.
- [NTSB MKC73FCA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCA08), Nov 15, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N9365W), Berkeley, MO, 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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