# NTSB CHI78DEV27: Piper PA-28, N40299, Bloomington, IL, April 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1978
- Place: Bloomington, IL · BLOOMINGTON, IL
- Location: 40.4758° N, 88.9699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4758&lon=-88.9699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEV27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0912   78/4/6    BLOOMINGTON,IL      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N40299              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLMTN-NRML
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOOMINGTON,IL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- STRUCK FUEL TRUCK WHILE TURNING TOWARD PARKING SPOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N40299 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blmtn-Nrml

## 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 19780406005989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780406005989A), Apr 6, 1978: Piper PA28161, Bloomington, IL, Substantial damage. Struck fuel truck while turning toward parking spot.

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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