# NTSB CHI79DEE88: Piper PA-25, N8816L, La Moille, IL, September 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1979
- Place: La Moille, IL · LA MOILLE, IL
- Location: 41.5304° N, 89.2844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Moille, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5304&lon=-89.2844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEE88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3395  79/9/20    LA MOILLE,IL        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4055
        TIME - 1600                    N8816L              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EARLVILLE,IL                LA MOILLE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- LANDED IN FLD TO INSPECT WEEDS. PILOT STATED PREOCCUPIED WITH THOUGHTS OF FIELD SURVEY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8816L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8816L), registered now, S/N 25-5321, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, 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 19790920037179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790920037179A), Sep 20, 1979: Piper PA25235, La Moille, IL, Substantial damage. Landed ag airplane in farm field. Acft ground looped. Dragged wing and flipped over.

## Other investigations on N8816L (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 CHI81DEE38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE38), Jun 7, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N8816L), Paw Paw, IL, destroyed

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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