# NTSB CHI79FA048: Piper PA-31T, N82282, Elyria, OH, April 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1979
- Place: Elyria, OH · ELYRIA, OH
- Location: 41.3792° N, 82.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elyria, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3792&lon=-82.0996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2487  79/4/27    ELYRIA,OH           PIPER PA-31T        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1150                    N82282              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  44, 3510 TOTAL HOURS, 8
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LORAIN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ELYRIA,OH                   ELYRIA,OH                    AKRON CANTON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           COPILOT - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- WITNESSES DESCRIBED SE GO-AROUND,FLAPS DOWN,ENG WINDMILLING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82282](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82282-2011-03-24), registration cancelled 2011-03-24, S/N 31T-7820055, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31T
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (registry code 7103124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lorain 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 19790427028889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790427028889A), Apr 27, 1979: Piper PA31T, Elyria, OH, Destroyed. On landing approach,one engine windmilling. Tried go-around on one engine. Rolledover, hit ground. Gear flaps down.

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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