# NTSB CHI78FEI05: Piper PA-18, N46891, Smithville, OH, December 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1977
- Place: Smithville, OH · SMITHVILLE, OH
- Location: 40.8622° N, 81.8599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8622&lon=-81.8599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143533
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEI05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEI05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4263  77/12/18   SMITHVILLE,OH       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N46891              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAYNE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SMITHVILLE,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46891](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46891-2014-10-09), registration cancelled 2014-10-09, S/N 18-3590, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (registry code 7101820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wayne County

## 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 19771218041379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771218041379A), Dec 18, 1977: Piper PA18135, Smithville, OH, 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.

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