# NTSB CHI75AC041: Piper PA-31, N66889, Gary, IN, November 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1974
- Place: Gary, IN · GARY, IN
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140974
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3430  74/11/10   GARY,IND            PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0045                    N66889              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  42, 12150 TOTAL HOURS, 36
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  1  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARY,IND                    WAUKEGAN,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- DRG TKOF R WING TIP STRUCK PEDESTRIAN ON RWY.IT WAS NOT DTMND WHAT HE WAS DOING ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N66889 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Gary

## 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 19741110038609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741110038609A), Nov 10, 1974: Piper PA31350, Gary, IN, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Drg tkof r wing tip struck pedestrian on rwy. It was not dtmnd what he was doing on rwy.

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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