# NTSB CHI76DEV31: Piper PA-28, N7387W, Blandinsville, IL, April 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1976
- Place: Blandinsville, IL · BLANDINSVILLE, IL
- Location: 40.5540° N, 90.8683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blandinsville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5540&lon=-90.8683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEV31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEV31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2461  76/4/29    BLANDINSVILLE,IL    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 214
        TIME - 1445                    N7387W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLANDINSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLINGTON IA               BLANDINSVILLE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7387W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7387W-2013-09-26), registration cancelled 2013-09-26, S/N 28-1271, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blandinsville

## 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 19760429010119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760429010119A), Apr 29, 1976: Piper PA28180, Blandinsville, IL, Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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