# NTSB CHI78FEX07: Piper PA-23, N498HH, St Paul, IN, December 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1977
- Place: St Paul, IN · ST PAUL, IN
- Location: 39.4282° N, 85.6287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4282&lon=-85.6287&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144375
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEX07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1920  77/12/17   ST PAUL,IN          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 2000
        TIME - 1015                    N498HH              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 952 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  CINCINNATI,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN PLOWED FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N498HH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N498HH-1978-10-31), registration cancelled 1978-10-31, S/N 27-586, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-235) (registry code 7102306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, 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 19771217042879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771217042879A), Dec 17, 1977: Piper PA23235, St Paul, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot struck plowed field during emergency lndg.

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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