# NTSB CHI78DEV12: Piper PA-32R, N9430K, Champaign, IL, January 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1978
- Place: Champaign, IL · CHAMPAIGN, IL
- Location: 40.1141° N, 88.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1141&lon=-88.2746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143645
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEV12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0160  78/1/13    CHAMPAIGN,IL        PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 440
        TIME - 1400                    N9430K              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - U OF IL-WILLARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAMPAIGN,IL                URBANA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9430K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9430K-2015-03-16), registration cancelled 2015-03-16, S/N 32R-7680406, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (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: U Of Il-Willard

## 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 19780113002939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780113002939A), Jan 13, 1978: Piper PA32R300, Champaign, IL, Substantial damage. Wx info obtained by tv and ATIS.truck driver aware of acft.

## Other investigations on N9430K (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 NYC07LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA027), Nov 12, 2006: Piper PA-32R-300 (N9430K), Williamsburg, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to depart into adverse weather conditions. Contributing was the gusty wind conditions.

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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