# NTSB CHI68D0440: Piper PA-28, N9563J, Peoria, IL, November 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1967
- Place: Peoria, IL · PEORIA, IL
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0440
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0440

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3895   67/11/9   PEORIA,ILL          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N9563J              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER PEORIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT TURNING OFF CABIN LIGHT, ACFT MOVED AND STRUCK N4516D-SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9563J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Peoria

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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