# Accident 19730104000109A: Piper PA28140, Lansing, IL, January 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1973
- Place: Lansing, IL
- Airport: Chicago-Hammond
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.5650° N, 87.5460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5650&lon=-87.5460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7261F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7261F-2024-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,053 total, 1,015 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73DEE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEE39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730104000109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURG PRACTICE SHORTFIELD LNDG MAIN GEAR HIT TWO FT HIGH ICE RIDGE ACROSS APCH END OF RWY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI73DEE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEE39), Jan 4, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N7261F), Lansing, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7261F (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20221121018159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221121018159A), Nov 21, 2022: Piper PA-28-140 (N7261F), Manassas, VA, Substantial damage. On November 21, 2022, at approximately 1800 local time a student pilot with a certified flight instructor (CFI) on board aircraft [privacy data omitted] a…
- [Accident 19730721023409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730721023409A), Jul 21, 1973: Piper PA28R200 (N7261F), Lansing, IL, Substantial damage. Hit guard rail on apch end of rwy 9.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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