# NTSB CHI67F0428: Piper PA-28, N6870W, Hinsdale, IL, January 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1967
- Place: Hinsdale, IL · HINSDALE, IL
- Location: 41.8007° N, 87.9282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinsdale, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8007&lon=-87.9282&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119546
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0428
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0428

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0031   67/1/4    HINSDALE,ILL        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N6870W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 22, 1084 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            404 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK BROOK ARPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 30 FT OF 100 FT WIDE RUNWAY HAD BEEN CLEARED IN A WAY THAT LEFT IT SLICK WITH PACKED SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6870W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6870W-2014-11-13), registration cancelled 2014-11-13, S/N 28-21026, built 1965 (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: Oak Brook Arpt

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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