# NTSB CHI78FA068: Piper PA-28, N4529Q, Chicago, IL, September 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FA068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4444  78/9/19    CHICAGO,IL          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2374
        TIME - 2028                    N4529Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O'HARE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  JANESVILLE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- FAILED TO SEE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4529Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- 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 19780919043619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780919043619A), Sep 19, 1978: Piper PA28181, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Failed to see aircraft.

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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