# Accident 19731002041319A: Piper 601SMITH, Chicago, IL, October 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1973
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Miegs Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8MW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601SMITH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,262 total, 667 in this make and model, 281 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731002041319A

## Narrative

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

SIGHTED FLD CNCLD IFR.WX DETERIORATED 2MI VIS FOG.ENTRD WATER ABT 1 1/2 MI NE OF ARPT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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