# NTSB CHI77FET22: Piper PA-28, N8091N, Huntington, IN, July 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1977
- Place: Huntington, IN · HUNTINGTON, IN
- Location: 40.8808° N, 85.5055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8808&lon=-85.5055&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FET22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET22

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3461   77/7/8    HUNTINGTON,IN       PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 12
        TIME - 1950                    N8091N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTINGTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGTON,IN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8091N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8091N-1977-09-16), registration cancelled 1977-09-16, S/N 28-25334 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Huntington Muni

## 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 19770708020559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770708020559A), Jul 8, 1977: Piper PA28140, Huntington, IN, Substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.