# NTSB CHI75FEI23: Piper PA-23, N6308Y, Oberlin, OH, October 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1974
- Place: Oberlin, OH · OBERLIN, OH
- Location: 41.2822° N, 82.2278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oberlin, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2822&lon=-82.2278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEI23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4278  74/10/24   OBERLIN,OHIO        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4409
        TIME - 0745                    N6308Y              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 266 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LORAIN COUNTY REG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                OBERLIN,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6308Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6308Y-1975-02-07), registration cancelled 1975-02-07, S/N 27-3563 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (registry code 7102313) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lorain County Reg

## 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 19741024041039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741024041039A), Oct 24, 1974: Piper PA23250, Oberlin, OH, Destroyed. Abin door opened,maps & apch charts started to blow out.

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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