# NTSB CHI70DBD20: Piper PA-28, N8041N, Northbrook, IL, March 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1970
- Place: Northbrook, IL · NORTHBROOK, IL
- Location: 42.1287° N, 87.8352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northbrook, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1287&lon=-87.8352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DBD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DBD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0551   70/3/7    NORTHBROOK,ILL      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 348
        TIME - 1655                    N8041N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTHBROOK,ILL              NORTHBROOK,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8041N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8041N-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 28-25286, built 1968 (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: Sky Harbor

## Other investigations on N8041N (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 CHI76AC027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC027), Jul 27, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N8041N), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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