# Accident 19780829028879A: Piper PA23, Frankfort, IL, August 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1978
- Place: Frankfort, IL
- Airport: Frankfort
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 41.4775° N, 87.8405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Frankfort Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4775&lon=-87.8405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303EB-2024-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,095 total, 80 in this make and model, 426 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEE64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829028879A

## Narrative

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

CFI BROUGHT L ENG MIX CONTROL TO IDLE CUT OFF ON DOWNWIND.

## 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 CHI78FEE64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE64), Aug 29, 1978: Piper PA-23 (N303EB), Frankfort, 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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