# NTSB CHI73FEV08: Piper PA-25, N8807L, Browns, IL, August 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1972
- Place: Browns, IL · BROWNS, IL
- Location: 38.3775° N, 87.9832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Browns, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3775&lon=-87.9832&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEV08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEV08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3126  72/8/23    BROWNS,ILL          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N8807L              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 51, 11825 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLOVER FIELD STRIP          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  424
        REMARKS- CRASH LNDD IN CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8807L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8807L-2005-02-16), registration cancelled 2005-02-16, S/N 25-5304, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (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

## Other investigations on N8807L (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 MIA98LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA211), Jul 26, 1998: Piper PA-25-235 (N8807L), Panama City Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CHI88DEE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEE06), Jul 17, 1988: Piper PA-25 (N8807L), Chebanse, 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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