# NTSB CHI78FEE65: Piper PA-28, N41503, New Lenox, IL, August 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1978
- Place: New Lenox, IL · NEW LENOX, IL
- Location: 41.5096° N, 87.9706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Lenox, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5096&lon=-87.9706&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEE65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3538  78/8/24    NEW LENOX,IL        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N41503              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW LENOX,IL               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AFTER STEALING ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41503](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41503-1980-12-16), registration cancelled 1980-12-16, S/N 28-7425250 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780824028109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824028109A), Aug 24, 1978: Piper PA28140, New Lenox, IL, Destroyed. Attempted suicide after stealing acft.

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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