# NTSB CHI79FEX15: Piper PA-23, N6901Y, Crawfordsville, IN, January 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1979
- Place: Crawfordsville, IN · CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN
- Location: 40.0402° N, 86.8980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crawfordsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0402&lon=-86.8980&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEX15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0340  79/1/28    CRAWFORDSVILLE,IN   PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1181
        TIME - 1730                    N6901Y              PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 893 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAWFORDSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ST PETERSBURG,FL            CRAWFORDSVILLE,IN            TUSKEGEE,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6901Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6901Y-1981-02-18), registration cancelled 1981-02-18, S/N 27-4255, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crawfordsville

## 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 19790128001739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128001739A), Jan 28, 1979: Piper PA23250, Crawfordsville, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck an 8 foot snowbank located at the end of runway.

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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