# NTSB CHI77FEK18: Piper PA-28, N5651W, Derby, OH, May 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1977
- Place: Derby, OH · DERBY, OH
- Location: 39.7640° N, 83.2068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Derby, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7640&lon=-83.2068&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEK18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0970  77/5/17    DERBY,OH            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 515
        TIME - 2100                    N5651W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARDELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DERBY,OH                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
        REMARKS- THREE MARKERS STATIONED 1000FT APART ON 3800FT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5651W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5651W), registered now, S/N 28-834 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wardell

## 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 19770517012369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770517012369A), May 17, 1977: Piper PA28160, Derby, OH, Substantial damage. Three markers stationed 1000FT apart on 3800FT rwy.

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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