# NTSB CHI68F0245: Piper PA-28, N5788W, Monee, IL, August 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1967
- Place: Monee, IL · MONEE, IL
- Location: 41.4180° N, 87.7504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4180&lon=-87.7504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114106
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0245
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0245

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3011  67/8/28    MONEE,ILL           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 0545                    N5788W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO.3 EXHAUST VALVE FAILED IN THE STEM AREA,CAUSING DISINTEGRATION OF NO 3 PISTON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5788W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5788W), registered now, S/N 28-1688, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (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: Wings Field

## Other investigations on N5788W (3)

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 CHI81DEE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE23), Mar 22, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N5788W), Lansing, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1062), Dec 19, 1964: Piper PA28 (N5788W), Lisbon, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0521](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0521), Nov 1, 1964: Piper PA28 (N5788W), Kendallville, IN, no 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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