# NTSB CHI66D0772: Piper PA-23, N1100J, Chicago, IL, April 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1966
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0772
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0772

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2384   66/4/6    CHICAGO ILL         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1840                    N1100J              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 51, 24000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O HARE INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PROPELLER STRUCK OPEN BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1100J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: O Hare Intl

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.

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