# NTSB CHI73FEE56: Piper PA-24, N7132P, Joliet, IL, May 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1973
- Place: Joliet, IL · JOLIET, IL
- Location: 41.5250° N, 88.0817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joliet, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5250&lon=-88.0817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEE56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1032   73/5/5    JOLIET,ILL          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 442
        TIME - 1000                    N7132P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOLIET MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARY,IND                    JOLIET,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- HIT L RWY 12 STROBE LIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7132P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7132P), registered now, S/N 24-2297, built 1961 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Joliet Municipal

## 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 19730505011129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730505011129A), May 5, 1973: Piper PA24250, Joliet, IL, Substantial damage. Hit l rwy 12 strobe light.

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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