# NTSB CHI75FEK08: Piper PA-28, N260SU, Ostrander, OH, October 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEK08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEK08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3148   74/10/7   OSTRANDER,OHIO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1740                    N260SU              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 22, 218 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            37 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,OHIO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- HIT HI TENSION LINES ABT 70FT AGL DRG SIMULATED FORCED LDG TO FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N260SU](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260SU-1974-12-19), registration cancelled 1974-12-19, S/N 28-7425220, built 1974 (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)
- 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 19741007035879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741007035879A), Oct 7, 1974: Piper PA28R200, Ostrander, OH, Destroyed. Hit hi tension lines abt 70FT AGL drg simulated forced ldg to fld.

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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