# NTSB CHI66F0693: Piper PA-28, N6244W, West Chicago, IL, March 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1966
- Place: West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8953° N, 88.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chicago, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8953&lon=-88.2205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0693
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0693

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0768  66/3/17    WEST CHICAGO ILL    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 259
        TIME - 0900                    N6244W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPAGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT HAND PROPPED ENGINE WITH AIRCRAFT UNOCCUPIED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6244W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6244W), registered now, S/N 28-20288, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dupage

## Other investigations on N6244W (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 CHI94LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA348), Sep 23, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N6244W), Dale, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to assure an adequate fuel supply for the flight. Factors associated with the accident were poor preflight planning, inattentiveness to the fuel supply during the flight, the…

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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