# NTSB CHI72DEE12: Piper PA-24, N5320P, Grayslake, IL, August 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1971
- Place: Grayslake, IL · GRAYSLAKE, IL
- Location: 42.3408° N, 88.0336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grayslake, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3408&lon=-88.0336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEE12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEE12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2932   71/8/7    GRAYSLAKE,ILL       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 503
        TIME - 0800                    N5320P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAYSLAKE,ILL               AURORA,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- FAILED TO CHECK POSITION OF LDG GR CONTROL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5320P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5320P-2021-07-31), registration cancelled 2021-07-31, S/N 24-363, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Campbell

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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