# NTSB CHI71AC042: Piper PA-28, N4253J, Effingham, IL, December 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1970
- Place: Effingham, IL · EFFINGHAM, IL
- Location: 39.1207° N, 88.5509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Effingham, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1207&lon=-88.5509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159561
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71AC042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4593  70/12/17   EFFINGHAM,ILL       PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 127
        TIME - 1155                    N4253J              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EFFINGHAM COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ARTESIA,N MEX               WABASH,IND                   OKLA.CITY,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT A PARAPLEGIC,SPECIALLY FITTED ACFT.HAD FLOWN 7 1/2 HRS SINCE DEP.PLT,PX PROBABLY FELL ASLEEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4253J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4253J-1971-02-01), registration cancelled 1971-02-01, S/N 28-22610, built 1967 (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: Effingham County

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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