# NTSB CHI76FEI45: Piper PA-24, N8995P, Bowling Green, OH, August 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1976
- Place: Bowling Green, OH · BOWLING GREEN, OH
- Location: 41.3791° N, 83.6479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowling Green, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3791&lon=-83.6479&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEI45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3157  76/8/14    BOWLING GREEN,OH    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 943
        TIME - 2200                    N8995P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 466 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOSTORIA,OH                 BOWLING GREEN,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8995P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8995P-1991-06-21), registration cancelled 1991-06-21, S/N 244456 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wood County

## 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 19760814029679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760814029679A), Aug 14, 1976: Piper PA24260, Bowling Green, OH, Substantial damage

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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