# Accident 19890616018019A: Piper PA28R200, Chicago/West Ch, IL, June 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1989, 15:16 local time
- Place: Chicago/West Ch, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9200° N, 88.2992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9200&lon=-88.2992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5242T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5242T-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 320 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890616018019A

## Narrative

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

MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROP ON TAKEOFF. IMPACTED DITCH LANDING. ALTERNATE AIR BOX DOOR HINGES BROKE. DOOR BLOCKED AIR.

## 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 CHI89FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA109), Jun 16, 1989: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5242T), Saint Charles, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MECHANIC TO PROPERLY INSPECT THE ALTERNATE AIR DOOR DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION. THIS FAILURE LED TO AIR STARVATION, LOSS OF POWER, AND A FORCED LANDING BY THE PILOT ONTO ROUGH…

## Other reports on N5242T (2)

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

- [Incident 19820810047279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820810047279I), Aug 10, 1982: Piper PA28R200 (N5242T), Faribault, MN, Minor damage. Automatic gear override on. Landed gear up. Gear horn inoperative. Did not use checklist.
- [Incident 19820628041539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820628041539I), Jun 28, 1982: Piper PA28R200 (N5242T), Indianapolis, IN. Engine lost oil pressure and seized on IFR flight. Landed safely on a highway. Leaking oil quick drain.

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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