CHI77FA043

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Norwalk, OH · May 19, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 19, 1977
Place
Norwalk, OH · NORWALK, OH
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N124MWPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report April 18, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770519040039A
Case key
146755

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4196  77/5/19  NR.NORWALK,OH         PIPER PA-23         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2334                    N124MW              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     34, 8897 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAPIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ELYRIA,OH                   RETURN                       MANSFIELD,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- FAR 135 6MOS INST PROF CK.FLT PHASE UNK.

Aircraft

Registration
N124MW
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Chapin

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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