# NTSB CHI76AC021: Piper PA-24, N6807P, Wheeling, IL, September 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1975
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3256   75/9/3    WHEELING,IL         PIPER PA-24         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 787
        TIME - 1449                    N6807P              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 612 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALWAUKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WHEELING,IL                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MAINTENANCE FLIGHT.AN 526-832R-8 SCREW FOUND IN COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF NR 1 CYL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6807P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6807P-1976-02-06), registration cancelled 1976-02-06, S/N PA-24-1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Palwaukee

## 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 19750903039889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750903039889A), Sep 3, 1975: Piper PA24, Wheeling, IL, Destroyed. Maintenance flight. An 526-832R-8 screw found in combustion chamber of nr 1 cyl.

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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