# NTSB CHI74FEE25: Piper PA-28, N55707, Eglin, IL, October 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1973
- Place: Eglin, IL · EGLIN, IL
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3088   73/10/5   EGLIN,ILL           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1220                    N55707              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      33, 2855 TOTAL HOURS, 520
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELGIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SCHAUMBURG,ILL              LOCAL                        EGLIN,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HI SINK RATE MAIN GR STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT SHORT OF THE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55707](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55707-2007-11-08), registration cancelled 2007-11-08, S/N 28-7305449, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elgin

## 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 19731005034089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731005034089A), Oct 5, 1973: Piper PA28180, Eglin, IL, Substantial damage. Hi sink rate main gr struck an embankment short of the rwy.

## Other investigations on N55707 (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 CHI75AC075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC075), Apr 1, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N55707), Medina, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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