# NTSB CHI72FEE35: Piper PA-24, N8702P, Rockford, IL, October 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1971
- Place: Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEE35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4081  71/10/12   ROCKFORD,ILL        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1909
        TIME - 2000                    N8702P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 222 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 CHARLES CITY,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- CRUISE FLT,CABIN DOOR OPENED AT TOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8702P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8702P-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 24-4148, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Rockford

## Other investigations on N8702P (2)

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 CHI71FBD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBD37), Oct 16, 1970: Piper PA-24 (N8702P), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI69D0456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0456), Dec 26, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N8702P), Wheeling, IL, 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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