# NTSB CHI79DEI36: Piper PA-28, N2925Q, Painesville, OH, August 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1979
- Place: Painesville, OH · PAINESVILLE, OH
- Location: 41.7216° N, 81.2584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Painesville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7216&lon=-81.2584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEI36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEI36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1728   79/8/4    PAINESVILLE,OH      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 191
        TIME - 1435                    N2925Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONCORD AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAINESVILLE,OH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PIPER PA-28,N4295J,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2925Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2925Q-2012-11-01), registration cancelled 2012-11-01, S/N 28-7790422, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Concord Airpark

## 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 19790804019349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804019349A), Aug 4, 1979: Piper PA28181, Painesville, OH, Substantial damage. Attempted 180 degree turn to leave park area for flt. Swung too wide. Struck parked acft.

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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