# Accident 19730930031819A: Piper PA28140, Plainfield, IL, September 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1973
- Place: Plainfield, IL
- Airport: Clow International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.6294° N, 88.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6294&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8225N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8225N-2023-12-05) (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: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730930031819A

## Narrative

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

HIT GLIDERS N2712Z & N3WC,BOTH SUBSTANTIAL DMG.

## 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 CHI74FEE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE24), Sep 30, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N8225N), Plainfield, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8225N (1)

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

- [Accident 20230713010389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230713010389A), Jul 13, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N8225N), Osage Beach, MO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. During climb out on runway 32, the aircraft lost engine power. The aircraft right wing stalled and rolled right. The aircraft impacted trees and then the…

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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