# NTSB CHI77DEV04: Piper PA-28, N8971W, Keens, IL, November 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1976
- Place: Keens, IL · KEENS, IL
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156413
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEV04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEV04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3461  76/11/23   KEENS,IL            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 303
        TIME - 1615                    N8971W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEENS,IL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- 1056 FT STRIP WITH CORN & WHEAT STUBBLE APRX 4 IN HI.TKOF DIST HARD SURFACE,50 FT OBST,1125FT RQRD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8971W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8971W-1977-03-04), registration cancelled 1977-03-04, S/N 28-10549 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19761123037779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761123037779A), Nov 23, 1976: Piper PA28235, Keens, IL, Substantial damage. 1056 Ft strip with corn & wheat stubble aprx 4 in hi. Tkof dist hard surface,50 ft obst,1125FT rqrd

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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