# NTSB CHI78FEE50: Piper PA-28, N6116H, Kankakee, IL, July 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1978
- Place: Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
- Location: 41.1017° N, 87.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kankakee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1017&lon=-87.8637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEE50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2772   78/7/4    KANKAKEE,IL         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N6116H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANKAKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  KANKAKEE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W/EDGE OF R/W.RESURFACED R/W IS 1FT ABOVE GRASS AREA OF AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6116H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6116H-1982-11-22), registration cancelled 1982-11-22, S/N 28-7816224 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kankakee

## 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 19780704030099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704030099A), Jul 4, 1978: Piper PA28160, Kankakee, IL, Substantial damage. Collided w/edge of r/w.resurfaced r/w is 1FT above grass area of ort.

## Other investigations on N6116H (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 MIA79FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA131), Sep 30, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N6116H), Orlando, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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