# NTSB CHI79FEI01: Piper PA-32R, N23BD, Strongsville, OH, October 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1978
- Place: Strongsville, OH · STRONGSVILLE, OH
- Location: 41.3128° N, 81.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strongsville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3128&lon=-81.8319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEI01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3608   78/10/5   STRONGSVILLE,OH     PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 243
        TIME - 1605                    N23BD               PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRONGSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STRONGSVILLE,OH             BRADFORD,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N23BD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Strongsville

## 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 19781005035739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781005035739A), Oct 5, 1978: Piper PA32RT300, Strongsville, 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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