# Accident 20041028030079A: Piper PA24, Buffalo Grove, IL, October 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2004, 19:10 local time
- Place: Buffalo Grove, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1683° N, 87.9344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1683&lon=-87.9344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6764P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6764P-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041028030079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED PWK AT APPROX 1910 LOCAL IFR TO EVANSVILLE, IN. DURING INITIAL CLIMB TO ENROUTE ALTITUDE, PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN THE MEDIAN BETWEEN TWO ROADS. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE FULL. FUEL TANKS DID NOT RUPTURE AND NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CHI05LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA019), Oct 29, 2004: Piper PA-24 (N6764P), Buffalo Grove, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue fracture of the engine crankshaft during initial climb after takeoff resulting in a complete loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the trees and the highway.

## Other reports on N6764P (1)

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

- [Incident 19900513015679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900513015679I), May 13, 1990: Piper PA24 (N6764P), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Landing gear jammed in partially extended position. After touchdown the landing gear collapsed.

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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