# Accident 19740426013079A: Piper PA28140, Sandwich, IL, April 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1974
- Place: Sandwich, IL
- Airport: Sandwich
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.6501° N, 88.6190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandwich, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6501&lon=-88.6190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N459FL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N459FL) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 12 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEE71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE71) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740426013079A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ROLLED OFF END OF RWY,ACROSS A ROAD AND THRU A SNOW FENCE.

## 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 CHI74DEE71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE71), Apr 26, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N459FL), Sandwich, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N459FL (1)

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

- [Incident 20050120000959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050120000959I), Jan 20, 2005: Piper PA28140 (N459FL), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] a student pilot, was practicing touch and go landings in a Piper PA-28-140, N459FL. On his first landing attempt he…

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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