# NTSB CHI77FEE20: Navion A, N4503K, Schaumburg, IL, April 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1977
- Place: Schaumburg, IL · SCHAUMBURG, IL
- Location: 42.0284° N, 88.0847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schaumburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0284&lon=-88.0847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEE20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0725  77/4/26    SCHAUMBURG,IL       NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N4503K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHAUMBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCHAUMBURG,IL              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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- N4503K HIT PIPER PA-22,N2149A.DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4503K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4503K), registered now, S/N NAV-4-1503, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (registry code 6150160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schaumburg

## 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 19770426009859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770426009859A), Apr 26, 1977: Navion NAVION/, Schaumburg, IL, Substantial damage. N4503K hit Piper PA-22,N2149A.damage was substantial.

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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