# NTSB CHI75FEI40: Piper PA-24, N5486P, Middlefield, OH, March 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1975
- Place: Middlefield, OH · MIDDLEFIELD, OH
- Location: 41.4605° N, 81.0712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middlefield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4605&lon=-81.0712&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148282
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEI40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0744  75/3/28    MIDDLEFIELD,OH      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 175
        TIME - 1330                    N5486P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEAUGA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHERRY RIDGE,PA             GRAND RAPIDS,MI              MIDDLEFIELD,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT CHOCKED OR TIED DOWN.STRUCK CESSNA 172 N20345 SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5486P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5486P), registered now, S/N 24-547, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Geauga

## 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 19750328007139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750328007139A), Mar 28, 1975: Piper PA24, Middlefield, OH, Substantial damage. Acft not chocked or tied down. Struck Cessna 172 N20345 substantial damage.

## Other investigations on N5486P (1)

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 CHI69D0114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0114), Jul 18, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N5486P), Trout Lake, MI, 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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