# NTSB CHI77DEX42: Piper PA-34, N32174, Huntingburg, IN, August 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1977
- Place: Huntingburg, IN · HUNTINGBURG, IN
- Location: 38.3009° N, 86.9619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntingburg, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3009&lon=-86.9619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEX42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEX42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2613   77/8/9    HUNTINGBURG,IN      PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N32174              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 25, 3883 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            98 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTINGBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGBURG,IN              ASHVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A 180 DEGREE TURN ON A TAXIWAY WHEN THE RT MAIN LEFT THE PAVED SURFACE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32174](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32174-1988-06-28), registration cancelled 1988-06-28, S/N 347570011 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Huntingburg

## 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 19770809030709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770809030709A), Aug 9, 1977: Piper PA34200T, Huntingburg, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting a 180 degree turn on a taxiway when the rt main left the paved surface.

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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