# NTSB CHI76FEE40: Piper PA-32, N8955N, Sugar Grove, IL, January 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEE40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0264  76/1/29    SUGAR GROVE,IL      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1805                    N8955N              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 23, 721 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5 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: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- FOUR FT SNOWBANK,RESULT OF INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL ON SURFACE OF RWY 40FT FRM THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8955N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8955N), registered now, S/N 32-40758, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (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 19760129002049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760129002049A), Jan 29, 1976: Piper PA32300, Sugar Grove, IL, Substantial damage. Four ft snowbank,result of inadequate snow removal on surface of rwy 40FT frm threshold.

## Other investigations on N8955N (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC70FCJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70FCJ04), Jan 27, 1970: Piper PA-32 (N8955N), Oneill, NE, substantial damage

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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