# NTSB CHI73DEE20: Piper PA-28, N5858W, Park Forest, IL, August 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1972
- Place: Park Forest, IL · PARK FOREST, IL
- Location: 41.4817° N, 87.6868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Park Forest, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4817&lon=-87.6868&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEE20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEE20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3129  72/8/20    PARK FOREST,ILL     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N5858W              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     AGE 19, 346 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAEDTLER AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARK FOREST,ILL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PRACTICE RUN-FLOUR BOMBING CONTEST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5858W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5858W), registered now, S/N 28-2368, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Haedtler Airport

## Other investigations on N5858W (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 CHI69F0269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0269), Aug 11, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N5858W), Juneau, WI, 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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