# NTSB CHI70F0230: Piper PA-28, N6843W, Lombard, IL, August 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1969
- Place: Lombard, IL · LOMBARD, IL
- Location: 41.8738° N, 88.0155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lombard, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8738&lon=-88.0155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160771
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0230
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0230

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3648  69/8/25    LOMBARD,ILL         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N6843W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MITCHELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOMBARD,ILL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UN CLB ABV TREES AT W END OF FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6843W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6843W), registered now, S/N 28-20986, 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
- Airport: Mitchell

## Other investigations on N6843W (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 CHI66F0150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0150), Jul 25, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6843W), Roselle, IL, 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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