# NTSB CHI81FEI12: Piper PA-28, N40881, Youngstown, OH, March 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1981
- Place: Youngstown, OH · YOUNGSTOWN, OH
- Location: 41.0998° N, 80.6495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Youngstown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0998&lon=-80.6495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEI12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI12

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0449  81/3/22    YOUNGSTOWN,OH       HELIO H-295         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1125                    N68883              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 51, 9200 TOTAL HOURS, 130
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOUNGSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YOUNGSTOWN,OH               BOARDMAN, OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0449  81/3/22    YOUNGSTOWN,OH       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1125                    N40881              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  3                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOUNGSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YOUNGSTOWN,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N40881](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40881), registered now, S/N 28-7425185 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Youngstown

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N68883](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68883), registered now, S/N 1477, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H-295
- Registry model: [Helio H-295](https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (registry code 4300802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Youngstown

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810322011072A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322011072A), Mar 22, 1981: Piper PA28140, Youngstown, OH, Substantial damage. Waiting on ramp for taxi for takeoff clearance, other taxiing aircraft N68883 prop struck aircrafts empennage.
- [Accident 19810322011071A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322011071A), Mar 22, 1981: Helio H295, Youngstown, OH, Minor damage. During taxi for takeoff on ramp, collided with N40881 which was waiting for taxi clearance. Prop hit empennage.

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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