# Accident 19760725022329A: Piper PA28140, Schaumburg, IL, July 25, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1976
- Place: Schaumburg, IL
- Airport: Schaumburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.9893° N, 88.1012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SCHAUMBURG RGNL (06C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9893&lon=-88.1012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3943K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3943K-1977-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 92 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEE67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760725022329A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH ROAD SIGN. NR 2 CYL READ 0 OVR 80. NR 2 CYL EXHAUST VALVE GALLED ON STEM AND INOP.

## 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 CHI76FEE67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE67), Jul 25, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N3943K), Schaumburg, 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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