# Accident 19740325006959A: Piper PA34200, Lansing, IL, March 25, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1974
- Place: Lansing, IL
- Airport: Chicago Lansing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N5487T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 637 total, 60 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740325006959A

## Narrative

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

WND GUSTING 25K.R GR STRUCK ANGLE IRON WHICH HELD BREAK-AWAY RWY LGT.

## 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 CHI74FEE62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE62), Mar 25, 1974: Piper PA-34 (N5487T), Lansing, IL, substantial damage

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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