# NTSB CHI74FEK29: Piper PA-28, N15489, Ostrander, OH, June 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1974
- Place: Ostrander, OH · OSTRANDER, OH
- Location: 40.2691° N, 83.2073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ostrander, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2691&lon=-83.2073&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEK29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEK29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1603   74/6/9    OSTRANDER,OHIO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2015                    N15489              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 48, 731 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            344 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAYERS AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COLUMBUS,OHIO               COLUMBUS,OHIO                OSTRANDER,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           82                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DNSTY ALT APRX 2500FT.TKOF DIST TO CLR 50FT OBSTACLE APRX 1900FT.PWR LINES AT END OF 1550 FT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15489](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15489), registered now, S/N 28-7325079, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sayers Airstrip

## 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 19740609018649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609018649A), Jun 9, 1974: Piper PA28140, Ostrander, OH, Substantial damage. Dnsty alt aprx 2500FT.tkof dist to clr 50FT obstacle aprx 1900FT.pwr lines at end of 1550 ft rwy.

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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