# NTSB CHI75AC072: Piper PA-24, N7514P, Cincinnati, IN, March 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1975
- Place: Cincinnati, IN · CINCINNATI, IN
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1649  75/3/23    CINCINNATI,IN       PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1113
        TIME - 1737                    N7514P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 987 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCCHORDSVILLE,IN            WASHINGTON,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RCVRD 3/24/75.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7514P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7514P-1975-08-20), registration cancelled 1975-08-20, S/N 24-2714 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750323019129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750323019129A), Mar 23, 1975: Piper PA24400, Cincinnati, IN, Destroyed. Rcvrd 3/24/75.

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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