# NTSB CHI76FEI06: Piper PA-28, N5294S, Chagrin Falls, OH, July 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1975
- Place: Chagrin Falls, OH · CHAGRIN FALLS, OH
- Location: 41.4310° N, 81.3890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chagrin Falls, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4310&lon=-81.3890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEI06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2027  75/7/31    CHAGRIN FALLS,OH    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 2010                    N5294S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAGRIN FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAGRIN FALLS,OH            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD TO BE WALLOWING IN THE AIR BFR DSCNDG BACK TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5294S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5294S-1976-05-24), registration cancelled 1976-05-24, S/N 2826937 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chagrin Falls

## 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 19750731023049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750731023049A), Jul 31, 1975: Piper PA28140, Chagrin Falls, OH, Substantial damage. Acft obsvd to be wallowing in the air bfr dscndg back to rwy.

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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