# NTSB CHI74FEE62: Piper PA-34, N5487T, Lansing, IL, March 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1974
- Place: Lansing, IL · LANSING, IL
- Location: 41.5650° N, 87.5460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5650&lon=-87.5460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0729  74/3/25    LANSING,ILL         PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 638
        TIME - 0906                    N5487T              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGO LANSING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUINCY,ILL                  LANSING,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING 25K.R GR STRUCK ANGLE IRON WHICH HELD BREAK-AWAY RWY LGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5487T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chicago Lansing

## 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 19740325006959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740325006959A), Mar 25, 1974: Piper PA34200, Lansing, IL, Substantial damage. Wnd gusting 25K.r gr struck angle iron which held break-away rwy lgt.

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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