# NTSB CHI67D0523: Piper PA-22, N3279B, Lemont, IL, July 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1966
- Place: Lemont, IL · LEMONT, IL
- Location: 41.6673° N, 87.9844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lemont, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6673&lon=-87.9844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0523
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0523

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4353  66/7/27    LEMONT ILL          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1632
        TIME - 1100                    N3279B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 690 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIETWIESER RLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR STRUCK WATER STANDING IN LOW SPOT ON DEEP GRASS RUNWAY.PILOTS PRIVATE STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3279B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3279B-1975-12-01), registration cancelled 1975-12-01, S/N 22-2100 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brietwieser Rla

## Other investigations on N3279B (2)

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 CHI76AC023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC023), Sep 7, 1975: Piper PA-22 (N3279B), Cataract, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI73DEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEE07), Jul 18, 1972: Piper PA-22 (N3279B), Hinsdale, IL, substantial damage

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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