# NTSB CHI76DEE49: Piper PA-28R, N111DJ, Sugar Grove, IL, April 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1976
- Place: Sugar Grove, IL · SUGAR GROVE, IL
- Location: 41.7774° N, 88.4465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugar Grove, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7774&lon=-88.4465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEE49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0669   76/4/5    SUGAR GROVE,IL      PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0820                    N111DJ              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 35, 931 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            33 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AURORA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUGAR GROVE,IL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ROLLED FRM TIE-DOWN PSN WHILE LOOKING FOR APCH CHART.HIT PA-28,N43041,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N111DJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111DJ), registered now, S/N 28R-7235038, built 1972 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aurora Muni

## 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 19760405008839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760405008839A), Apr 5, 1976: Piper PA28R200, Sugar Grove, IL, Substantial damage. Rolled frm tie-down psn while looking for apch chart. Hit PA-28,N43041,substantial dmg.

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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