# NTSB CHI74FEE68: Piper PA-22, N8734C, Grayslake, IL, April 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1974
- Place: Grayslake, IL · GRAYSLAKE, IL
- Location: 42.3408° N, 88.0336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grayslake, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3408&lon=-88.0336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0782  74/4/24    GRAYSLAKE,ILL       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N8734C              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAYSLAKE,ILL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- 8 OR 9 PRACTICE LDGS,HI FINAL FASTER THAN NML A/S,LNDD HARD ON NOSE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8734C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8734C-1974-06-06), registration cancelled 1974-06-06, S/N 22-1389, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Campbell

## 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 19740424009959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740424009959A), Apr 24, 1974: Piper PA22, Grayslake, IL, Destroyed. 8 Or 9 practice ldgs,hi final faster than nml a/s,lndd hard on nose gr.

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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