# NTSB CHI75FEG07: Piper PA-34, N55196, Vandalia, OH, August 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1974
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2605  74/8/30    VANDALIA,OHIO       PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1410                    N55196              PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 25, 2163 TOTAL HOURS, 276
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COX-DAYTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SPRINGFIELD,MO              LINDEN,NJ                    VANDALIA,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- RAN OFF TWY INTO SOFT DIRT.DID NOT SEE LIGHTED BARRICADE WARNING OF DROP OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N55196 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cox-Dayton Muni

## 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 19740830029679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740830029679A), Aug 30, 1974: Piper PA34200, Vandalia, OH, Substantial damage. Ran off twy into soft dirt. Did not see lighted barricade warning of drop off.

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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