# NTSB CHI78FEV36: Piper PA-28, N3592R, Palestine, IL, May 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1978
- Place: Palestine, IL · PALESTINE, IL
- Location: 39.0016° N, 87.6126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palestine, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0016&lon=-87.6126&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEV36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3540  78/5/26    PALESTINE,IL        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 0200                    N3592R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LUBBOCK,TX                  MUNCIE,IN                    SPRINGFIELD,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- POSITION OF ALTERNATOR SWITCH NOT DETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3592R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3592R), registered now, S/N 28-5705, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780526032349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526032349A), May 26, 1978: Piper PA28180, Palestine, IL, Substantial damage. Position of alternator switch not determined.

## Other investigations on N3592R (4)

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 CHI94LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA096), Mar 2, 1994: Piper PA-28-180 (N3592R), Lindsborg, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot-in-command's failure to refuel the airplane during the flight. Factors were fuel exhaustion, the sign, and the pilot-in-command's lack of total experience in type of airplane.
- [NTSB FTW77F0G27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77F0G27), May 21, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N3592R), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW74DQG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG68), Jun 15, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N3592R), Shallowater, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70DCG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCG02), Jan 21, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N3592R), Olathe, KS, 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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