# NTSB CHI75FET10: Piper PA-23, N142X, Hobart, IN, October 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1974
- Place: Hobart, IN · HOBART, IN
- Location: 41.5135° N, 87.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hobart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5135&lon=-87.2764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140949
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FET10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3388  74/10/31   HOBART,IND          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N142X               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 22, 1191 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            38 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOBART,IND                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PWR PLANT DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE APPLICATION.LNDD IN GOLF COURSE.SE LDG PCTC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N142X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N142X-1976-05-13), registration cancelled 1976-05-13, S/N 23-334 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hobart

## 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 19741031037149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741031037149A), Oct 31, 1974: Piper PA23, Hobart, IN, Substantial damage. Pwr plant did not respond to throttle application. Lndd in golf course. Se ldg pctc.

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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