# NTSB CHI77FA043: Piper PA-23, N124MW, Norwalk, OH, May 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1977
- Place: Norwalk, OH · NORWALK, OH
- Location: 41.2446° N, 82.6089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwalk, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2446&lon=-82.6089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FA043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124MW-1980-09-15), registration cancelled 1980-09-15, S/N 27-2563, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chapin

## 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 19770519040039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770519040039A), May 19, 1977: Piper PA23250, Norwalk, OH, Destroyed. FAR 135 6MOS inst prof ck. Flt phase unk.

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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