# NTSB CHI72FEE84: Piper PA-24, N7883P, Chicago, IL, June 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1972
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEE84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE84

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2373  72/6/10    CHICAGO,ILL         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 64,
        TIME - 1216                    N7883P              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  940 TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  MEIGS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               WHEELING,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- EMERG GR EXTN HANDLE CORRODED,WOULD NOT EXTD FULL PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7883P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7883P), registered now, S/N 24-3111, built 1962 (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: Minor damage
- Airport:  Meigs Field

## Other investigations on N7883P (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 ERA22LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA306), Jun 25, 2022: Piper PA-24 (N7883P), New Shoreham, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, resulting in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CHI72AC014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC014), Aug 14, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N7883P), Bardstown, KY, minor damage, 2 fatal

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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