# NTSB CHI79FEK23: Piper PA-38, N2457G, Chesterville, OH, September 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1979
- Place: Chesterville, OH · CHESTERVILLE, OH
- Location: 40.4751° N, 82.6809° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4751&lon=-82.6809&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEK23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2272   79/9/7    CHESTERVILLE,OH     PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 2215                    N2457G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FISHER'S
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         CHESTERVILLE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2457G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2457G), registered now, S/N 38-79A0532 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fisher'S

## 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 19790907023419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790907023419A), Sep 7, 1979: Piper PA38112, Chesterville, OH, Substantial damage. Made landing half way down runway. Attempted go-around. Crashed in soybean field.

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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