# NTSB CHI80FEK03: Piper PA-38, N9281T, Marion, OH, October 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1979
- Place: Marion, OH · MARION, OH
- Location: 40.5967° N, 83.1232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5967&lon=-83.1232&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEK03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2597  79/10/29   MARION,OH           PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N9281T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARION,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- PLT'S SEAT NOT PROPERLY SECURED.SLID TO FULL AFT POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9281T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9281T-1982-09-23), registration cancelled 1982-09-23, S/N 38-78A0316 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marion Muni

## 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 19791029027649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029027649A), Oct 29, 1979: Piper PA38112, Marion, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to properly secure seat. Seat slid back on takeoff.

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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