# NTSB CHI78DEV04: Pietenpol Camper, N87897, Marshall, IL, October 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1977
- Place: Marshall, IL · MARSHALL, IL
- Location: 39.3994° N, 87.6912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshall, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3994&lon=-87.6912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEV04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3271  77/10/16   MARSHALL,IL         PIETENPOL CAMPER    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 112
        TIME - 1245                    N87897              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINCOLN TRAIL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,IN                MARSHALL,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87897](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87897-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N CER-1, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIETENPOL CAMPER
- Registry model: [Rubeck PIETENPOL](https://openairdocs.org/model/rubeck-pietenpol) (registry code 7040214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lincoln Trail

## 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 19771016034359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771016034359A), Oct 16, 1977: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Marshall, 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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