# Accident 19771105037879A: Piper PA28140, Schaumburg, IL, November 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1977
- Place: Schaumburg, IL
- Airport: Schaumburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N6762W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6762W-1985-03-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEE07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771105037879A

## Narrative

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

LIGHT TURBULENCE.

## 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 CHI78DEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEE07), Nov 5, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N6762W), Schaumburg, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6762W (2)

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

- [Accident 19840715034879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840715034879A), Jul 15, 1984: Piper PA28140 (N6762W), North Liberty, IN, Substantial damage. Took off on a 2700 ft strip downwind and struck trees. Needed 2500 ft on a paved runway and calm to clear trees.
- [Accident 19731024034809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731024034809A), Oct 24, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N6762W), Rowe, IL, Substantial damage. Connecting rod bolts p/n 78027 failed nr 3 and 4 cyl. Mfg rec 40FT lb torque,bolts torqued 36FT lb.

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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