# NTSB CHI73FEE13: Piper PA-24, N9174P, Sandwich, IL, August 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1972
- Place: Sandwich, IL · SANDWICH, IL
- Location: 41.6501° N, 88.6190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandwich, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6501&lon=-88.6190&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEE13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2853   72/8/4    SANDWICH,ILL        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2020                    N9174P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 42, 767 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            246 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDWICH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,ILL                  SANDWICH,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NO RESIDUAL LIGHTING IN AREA. ACFT L MAIN GEAR STRUCK PARTIALLY COVERED ROCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9174P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9174P-1975-05-05), registration cancelled 1975-05-05, S/N 24-4663 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sandwich

## Other investigations on N9174P (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 CHI74AC098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC098), Jun 23, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N9174P), Hampshire, 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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