# NTSB CHI69D0095: Piper PA-28, N9792W, Utica, IL, July 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1968
- Place: Utica, IL · UTICA, IL
- Location: 41.3406° N, 89.0101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utica, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3406&lon=-89.0101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2235  68/7/10    UTICA,ILL           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N9792W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STARVED ROCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9792W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9792W), registered now, S/N 28-23285 (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: Starved Rock

## Other investigations on N9792W (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 MIA68D0110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0110), Aug 14, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N9792W), Merritt Isld, FL, substantial 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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