# NTSB CHI71FBQ17: Piper PA-28, N3674K, Leroy, IL, September 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1970
- Place: Leroy, IL · LEROY, IL
- Location: 40.3394° N, 88.7611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Le Roy, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3394&lon=-88.7611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBQ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBQ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3852  70/9/25    LEROY,ILL           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N3674K              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DECATUR,ILL                 BLOOMINGTON,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- BECAME LOST ON SOLO X-C. LND IN PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3674K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3674K-1983-01-22), registration cancelled 1983-01-22, S/N 28-23683, 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: 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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