# NTSB CHI73DEE39: Piper PA-28, N7261F, Lansing, IL, January 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1973
- Place: Lansing, IL · LANSING, IL
- Location: 41.5650° N, 87.5460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5650&lon=-87.5460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEE39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEE39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0149   73/1/4    LANSING,ILL         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1120                    N7261F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 2054 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1015 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGO-HAMMOND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSING,ILL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DURG PRACTICE SHORTFIELD LNDG MAIN GEAR HIT TWO FT HIGH ICE RIDGE ACROSS APCH END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7261F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7261F-2024-05-11), registration cancelled 2024-05-11, S/N 28-25180, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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: Chicago-Hammond

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730104000109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730104000109A), Jan 4, 1973: Piper PA28140, Lansing, IL, Substantial damage. Durg practice shortfield lndg main gear hit two ft high ice ridge across apch end of rwy.

## Other investigations on N7261F (3)

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 ERA23LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA068), Nov 21, 2022: Piper PA28 (N7261F), Manassas, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB CHI74FEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE04), Jul 21, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N7261F), Lansing, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70F0252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0252), Dec 14, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N7261F), Bolton, MS, 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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