# NTSB CHI78FA026: Piper PA-23, N54227, Chicago, IL, March 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1978
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2476  78/3/13    CHICAGO,IL          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 19697
        TIME - 0915                    N54227              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 3549 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O'HARE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BURLINGTON,IA               CHICAGO,IL                   MOLINE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- FAILED TO STOP AT STOP SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N54227 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: O'Hare Intl

## 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 19780313032799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313032799A), Mar 13, 1978: Piper PA23, 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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