# NTSB CHI76FEI28: Piper J5A, N38241, Lyons, OH, April 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1976
- Place: Lyons, OH · LYONS, OH
- Location: 41.7005° N, 84.0719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lyons, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7005&lon=-84.0719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153444
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEI28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1528   76/4/9    LYONS,OH            PIPER J5A           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 300
        TIME - 1615                    N38241              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWBURY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYONS,OH                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38241](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38241-1976-07-01), registration cancelled 1976-07-01, S/N 5-911, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Registry model: [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (registry code 7100702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Newbury

## 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 19760409012499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760409012499A), Apr 9, 1976: Piper J5A, Lyons, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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