# NTSB CHI77FEG09: Piper PA-32, N3528W, Hamilton, OH, January 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1977
- Place: Hamilton, OH · HAMILTON, OH
- Location: 39.3943° N, 84.5655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3943&lon=-84.5655&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0089  77/1/24    HAMILTON,OH         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0715                    N3528W              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            32, 4202 TOTAL HOURS, 402
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMILTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMILTON,OH                 CINCINNATI,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- 3 FT HI SNOWBANKS BLOCKED VIEW OF RWY LIGHTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3528W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3528W-2020-10-03), registration cancelled 2020-10-03, S/N 32-414, built 1966 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hamilton

## 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 19770124001329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770124001329A), Jan 24, 1977: Piper PA32260, Hamilton, OH, Substantial damage. 3 Ft hi snowbanks blocked view of rwy lights.

## Other investigations on N3528W (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 MIA08CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA042), Jan 14, 2008: Piper PA-32-260 (N3528W), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

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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