# NTSB CHI68F0243: Piper PA-28, N6834W, Fillmore, IL, July 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1967
- Place: Fillmore, IL · FILLMORE, IL
- Location: 39.1147° N, 89.2789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fillmore, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1147&lon=-89.2789&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0243
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0243

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2348  67/7/15    FILLMORE, ILL       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N6834W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- FARM FIELD, 8 INCH WHEAT STUBBLE. WIND LIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6834W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6834W), registered now, S/N 28-20975, 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

## Other investigations on N6834W (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 WPR23LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA334), Sep 2, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N6834W), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command’s inadequate preflight planning for the high density altitude and relative humidity conditions and his failure to recognize the need to reject the takeoff, allowing the student…

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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