# NTSB CHI71FBD65: Piper PA-28, N6418R, Kewanee, IL, April 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1971
- Place: Kewanee, IL · KEWANEE, IL
- Location: 41.2391° N, 89.9257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kewanee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2391&lon=-89.9257&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBD65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBD65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0084  71/4/19    KEWANEE,ILL         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 430
        TIME - 1630                    N6418R              PX-  1  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEWANEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEWANEE,ILL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT SAID PX LOOKED ILL,HE FELT ILL AND DRG RTRN TO ARPT BECAME SEMI-CONSCIOUS,ATMTD EMGCY LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6418R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6418R-1971-07-20), registration cancelled 1971-07-20, S/N 28-21597 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kewanee

## Other investigations on N6418R (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 MIA67D0401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0401), Feb 6, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6418R), Gainesville, FL, 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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