# Accident 19780619016719A: Piper PA28161, Mclean, IL, June 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1978
- Place: Mclean, IL
- Airport: Norm Brooks Rla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 40.3136° N, 89.1686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McLean, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3136&lon=-89.1686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2488M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2488M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,806 total, 218 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEV39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780619016719A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI78DEV39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV39), Jun 19, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N2488M), Mclean, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2488M (1)

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

- [Incident 19990529014079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990529014079I), May 29, 1999: Piper PA28161 (N2488M), Sussex, NJ, Minor damage. Instructor and student on a cross country flight diverted to fwn. On second landing attempt, student landed long and instructor attempted go-around, then…

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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