# NTSB CHI81FEK12: Piper PA-28, N9086K, Chillicothe, OH, January 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1981
- Place: Chillicothe, OH · CHILLICOTHE, OH
- Location: 39.3405° N, 82.9961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chillicothe, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3405&lon=-82.9961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEK12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0047   81/1/8    CHILLICOTHE,OH      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1810                    N9086K              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 40, 1736 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            134 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHILLICOTHE,OH              COLUMBUS,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND MARKING
        REMARKS- PILOT MISTOOK SNOW COVERED AREA FOR TAXIWAY,ONE TWY LITE INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9086K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9086K), registered now, S/N 28-7890176, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ross County

## 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 19810108001909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810108001909A), Jan 8, 1981: Piper PA28181, Chillicothe, OH, Substantial damage. Misjudged alignment with taxiway. Hit ditch. Factors; inop taxiway light, inop airplane taxi light. Snow on ground.

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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