# NTSB CHI77FEA03: Piper PA-32, N3533W, Plainville, IN, November 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1976
- Place: Plainville, IN · PLAINVILLE, IN
- Location: 38.8048° N, 87.1515° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8048&lon=-87.1515&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3960  76/11/11   PLAINVILLE,IN       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 335
        TIME - 1212                    N3533W              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 234 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,IN              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3533W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3533W-1976-12-10), registration cancelled 1976-12-10, S/N 32-419 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19761111038449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761111038449A), Nov 11, 1976: Piper PA32260, Plainville, IN, Destroyed

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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