# Accident 19780824028109A: Piper PA28140, New Lenox, IL, August 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1978
- Place: New Lenox, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 41.5096° N, 87.9706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Lenox, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5096&lon=-87.9706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41503, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41503-1980-12-16) (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: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEE65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824028109A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AFTER STEALING ACFT.

## 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 CHI78FEE65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE65), Aug 24, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N41503), New Lenox, IL, destroyed

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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