# Accident 19891125047829A: Piper PA28151, Freeport, IL, November 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Freeport, IL
- Airport: Albertus Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2892° N, 89.6291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2892&lon=-89.6291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43313, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43313-1993-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891125047829A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK A VAN WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP FROM PARKING AREA. VAN WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP.

## 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 CHI90LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA034), Nov 25, 1989: Piper PA-28-151 (N43313), Freeport, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY JUDGE THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRPLANE AND A PARKED VEHICLE.

## Other reports on N43313 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920923038539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920923038539A), Sep 23, 1992: Piper PA28151 (N43313), Samantha, AL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Continued flight over undercast at night. Entered clouds. Lost control and spiral dived to impact in wooded area.

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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