# NTSB CHI74DEV19: Piper PA-28, N2341T, Bloomington, IL, September 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1973
- Place: Bloomington, IL · BLOOMINGTON, IL
- Location: 40.4758° N, 88.9699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4758&lon=-88.9699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEV19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEV19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2607   73/9/7    BLOOMINGTON,ILL     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 210
        TIME - 1130                    N2341T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOOMINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOOMINGTON,ILL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT T/D UNEXPECTEDLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2341T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2341T), registered now, S/N 28-7225048, built 1971 (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: Bloomington

## 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 19730907028759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730907028759A), Sep 7, 1973: Piper PA28140, Bloomington, IL, Substantial damage. Acft t/d unexpectedly.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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