# NTSB CHI71DBQ27: Piper PA-30, N7870Y, Chenoa, IL, December 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1970
- Place: Chenoa, IL · CHENOA, IL
- Location: 40.7371° N, 88.7278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chenoa, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7371&lon=-88.7278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DBQ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBQ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4328   70/12/4   CHENOA,ILL          PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 555
        TIME - 1555                    N7870Y              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEIBERT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,ILL                CHENOA,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- DAMAGE TO L WING SPAR EXTENSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7870Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Seibert

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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