# NTSB CHI76FEG09: Piper PA-28, N4937L, Dayton, OH, March 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1976
- Place: Dayton, OH · DAYTON, OH
- Location: 39.7589° N, 84.1916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7589&lon=-84.1916&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0342   76/3/8    DAYTON,OH           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N4937L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 739 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            78 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAHI0
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ACFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH R MN GR OFF RWY. R STRUT FAIRING AND STABILATOR DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4937L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4937L-2015-04-07), registration cancelled 2015-04-07, S/N 28-4305, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (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: Dahi0

## 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 19760308004239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760308004239A), Mar 8, 1976: Piper PA28180, Dayton, OH, Substantial damage. Acft touched down with r MN gr off rwy. R strut fairing and stabilator dmgd.

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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