# NTSB CHI69F0365: Piper PA-28, N6898W, Waukegan, IL, October 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1968
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0365
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0365

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3944  68/10/26   WAUKEGAN,ILL        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 0200                    N6898W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUKEGAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6898W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6898W-1971-01-04), registration cancelled 1971-01-04, S/N 28-21060 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Waukegan

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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