# NTSB CHI73FEV26: Piper PA-28, N8719N, Springfield, IL, April 29, 1973 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed - Date: April 29, 1973 - Place: Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL - Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report June 5, 1973 - Report: Brief approved by the director - NTSB case key (mKey): 190793 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEV26 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEV26 ## NTSB brief ``` ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0950  73/4/29    SPRINGFIELD,ILL     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 140         TIME - 1809                    N8719N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,                                        DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.         NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD         DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP           DES MOINES,IOWA             SAVOY,ILL                    FORT DODGE,IOWA         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION            ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH            GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)            PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS            PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED            PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL            MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION            TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN         FACTOR(S)            WEATHER - RAIN            MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE         COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE         WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE         WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND         SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE           BROKEN                                                    6500         VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE           5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE         OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES           NONE                                                     180         WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS            16                                                      VFR         TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN           NONE         REMARKS- ENCTRD RAIN,BECAME LOST.LOCATED ARPT 1 HR LATER THEN RAN OUT OF FUEL. ``` ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8719N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8719N-2013-04-26), registration cancelled 2013-04-26, S/N 28-25624, built 1969 (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: Springfield ## 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 19730429010629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730429010629A), Apr 29, 1973: Piper PA28140, Springfield, IL, Substantial damage. Enctrd rain,became lost. Located arpt 1 hr later then ran out of fuel. ## Other investigations on N8719N (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 LAX03FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA131), Apr 6, 2003: Piper PA-28-140 (N8719N), Big Bear Lake, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate decision regarding a departure route and his failure to maintain clearance with rapidly rising mountainous terrain. A factor in the accident was the pilot's impairment by the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.