# NTSB CHI72DEE27: Piper PA-24, N7232P, Waukegan, IL, September 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1971
- Place: Waukegan, IL · WAUKEGAN, IL
- Location: 42.3694° N, 87.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukegan, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3694&lon=-87.8709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEE27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEE27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3700  71/9/13    WAUKEGAN,ILL        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 277
        TIME - 0700                    N7232P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUKEGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LENA,ILL                    WAUKEGAN,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        REMARKS- TAXING TOO FAST TO MAKE TURN OFF RWY HIT MOUND  OF DIRT AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7232P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7232P), registered now, S/N 24-2406 (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: Waukegan

## Other investigations on N7232P (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 MKC67F0451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0451), Mar 2, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N7232P), Lincoln, NE, 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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