# NTSB CHI77FEE49: Piper PA-23, N54767, Elgin, IL, August 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1977
- Place: Elgin, IL · ELGIN, IL
- Location: 42.0372° N, 88.2812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0372&lon=-88.2812&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEE49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3143  77/8/28    ELGIN,IL            PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 3651
        TIME - 1800                    N54767              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 186 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELGIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RED BAY,AL                  ELGIN,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54767](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54767-1979-11-27), registration cancelled 1979-11-27, S/N 277554076 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (registry code 7102313) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elgin

## 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 19770828032449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770828032449A), Aug 28, 1977: Piper PA23250, Elgin, IL, 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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