# NTSB CHI75AC029: Piper PA-28R, N9477N, Crestwood, IL, September 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1974
- Place: Crestwood, IL · CRESTWOOD, IL
- Location: 41.6456° N, 87.7401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crestwood, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6456&lon=-87.7401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3093  74/9/29    CRESTWOOD,ILL       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 343
        TIME - 1602                    N9477N              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 303 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELAVAN,WIS                 CRESTWOOD,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- VEERED INTO GRASS AFTER 2ND T/D.STEEP L TURN AFTER LIFT-OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9477N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9477N-1975-03-13), registration cancelled 1975-03-13, S/N 28R-35195 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Howell

## 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 19740929043359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740929043359A), Sep 29, 1974: Piper PA28R200, Crestwood, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Veered into grass after 2nd t/d.steep l turn after lift-off.

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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