# Accident 19790520016041A: Piper PA28140, New Lenox, IL, May 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: New Lenox, IL
- Airport: Howell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N98351, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98351) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,683 total, 1,210 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520016041A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH OTHER AIRCRAFT AT RUNWAY INTERSECTION DURING TOUCH AND GO. OTHER AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6962H, Cessna 172M: [Accident 19790520016042A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520016042A)

## 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 CHI79FEE60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE60), May 20, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N98351), New Lenox, 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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