# NTSB CHI68D0536: Piper PA-28, N6195W, Waukegan, IL, December 31, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1967
- Place: Waukegan, IL · WAUKEGAN, IL
- Location: 42.3694° N, 87.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukegan, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3694&lon=-87.8709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0536
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0536

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4547  67/12/31   WAUKEGAN,ILL        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N6195W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUKEGAN MEMORIAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6195W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6195W), registered now, S/N 28-20225, 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: Waukegan Memorial

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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