# NTSB CHI74FEV57: Piper PA-31, N9113Y, Urbana, IL, June 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1974
- Place: Urbana, IL · URBANA, IL
- Location: 40.1101° N, 88.1973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Urbana, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1101&lon=-88.1973&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1715  74/6/29    URBANA,ILL          PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 5877
        TIME - 1230                    N9113Y              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ILLINI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DECATUR,ILL                 URBANA,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9113Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Illini

## 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 19740629019959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740629019959A), Jun 29, 1974: Piper PA31, Urbana, 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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