# NTSB CHI74FEE24: Piper PA-28, N8225N, Plainfield, IL, September 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1973
- Place: Plainfield, IL · PLAINFIELD, IL
- Location: 41.6294° N, 88.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6294&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2868  73/9/30    PLAINFIELD,ILL      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 0730                    N8225N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOW INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINFIELD,ILL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- HIT GLIDERS N2712Z & N3WC,BOTH SUBSTANTIAL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8225N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8225N-2023-12-05), registration cancelled 2023-12-05, S/N 28-25430, 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: Clow Intl

## 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 19730930031819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730930031819A), Sep 30, 1973: Piper PA28140, Plainfield, IL, Substantial damage. Hit gliders N2712Z & N3WC,both substantial dmg.

## Other investigations on N8225N (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 CEN23FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA304), Jul 13, 2023: Piper PA28 (N8225N), Osage Beach, MO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly set the stabilator trim before takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall during takeoff.
- [NTSB CHI71DEE91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEE91), Jun 27, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N8225N), Midlothian, 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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