# NTSB CHI77FEK15: Piper PA-28, N9260K, Heath, OH, May 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1977
- Place: Heath, OH · HEATH, OH
- Location: 40.0207° N, 82.4422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Heath, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0207&lon=-82.4422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEK15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0829   77/5/1  NR.HEATH, OH          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 160
        TIME - 1316                    N9260K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER, NY               NEWARK, OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON 2300 FOOT DRAG STRIP WHICH HE MISTOOK FOR HIS INTENDED DESTINATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9260K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9260K-2020-06-04), registration cancelled 2020-06-04, S/N 28R-7635230, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770501012109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770501012109A), May 1, 1977: Piper PA28R200, Heath, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on 2300 foot drag strip which he mistook for his intended destination.

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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