# NTSB CHI73DEE07: Piper PA-22, N3279B, Hinsdale, IL, July 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1972
- Place: Hinsdale, IL · HINSDALE, IL
- Location: 41.8007° N, 87.9282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinsdale, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8007&lon=-87.9282&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEE07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEE07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2493  72/7/18    HINSDALE,ILL        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 100
        TIME - 0830                    N3279B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HINSDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLOW RLA                    HINSDALE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- PILOT AWARE OF INOPERATIVE BRAKES. A/C BEING FERRIED FOR NECESSARY REPAIRS & INSPECTION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3279B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3279B-1975-12-01), registration cancelled 1975-12-01, S/N 22-2100 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hinsdale

## Other investigations on N3279B (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 CHI76AC023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC023), Sep 7, 1975: Piper PA-22 (N3279B), Cataract, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI67D0523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0523), Jul 27, 1966: Piper PA-22 (N3279B), Lemont, 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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