# NTSB CHI78FEI23: Piper PA-28, N5570W, South Bass Is, OH, June 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1978
- Place: South Bass Is, OH · SOUTH BASS IS, OH
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEI23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEI23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3258  78/6/21    SOUTH BASS IS,OH    PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 575
        TIME - 0645                    N5570W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH BASS IS,OH            TOLEDO,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- CRASHED INTO LAKE ERIE.ACFT NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5570W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5570W-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 28-664, built 1962 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Put-In-Bay

## 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 19780621021219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780621021219A), Jun 21, 1978: Piper PA28160, South Bass Is, OH. Crashed into lake erie. Acft not recovered.

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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