# NTSB CHI76FEI47: Piper PA-32, N43087, Baltic, OH, August 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1976
- Place: Baltic, OH · BALTIC, OH
- Location: 40.4439° N, 81.7001° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltic, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4439&lon=-81.7001&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEI47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3355  76/8/25    BALTIC,OH           PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 181
        TIME - 1520                    N43087              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 162 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NANTUCKET,MA                DAYTON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      4500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HAZE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- UN LOCATE ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43087](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43087-1982-03-12), registration cancelled 1982-03-12, S/N 32-7400040, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760825030389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760825030389A), Aug 25, 1976: Piper PA32260, Baltic, OH, Substantial damage. Un locate arpt.

## Other investigations on N43087 (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD78FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA078), Jul 6, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N43087), Deep Gap, NC, 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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