# Accident 19790425008759A: Piper PA28235, Cherry, IL, April 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Cherry, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4281° N, 89.2132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cherry, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4281&lon=-89.2132&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5KS-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 14 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790425008759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE DURING LOW LEVEL PRACTICE. FLIPPED OVER LANDING ON DIRT ROAD.

## 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 CHI79FEE53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE53), Apr 25, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N5KS), Cherry, 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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