# NTSB CHI79DEV34: Piper PA-38, N4306E, Mt Sterling, IL, September 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1979
- Place: Mt Sterling, IL · MT STERLING, IL
- Location: 39.9859° N, 90.7646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Sterling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9859&lon=-90.7646&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133938
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEV34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEV34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2243  79/9/23    MT STERLING,IL      PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1350                    N4306E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,IL             MT STERLING,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4306E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4306E-2011-05-18), registration cancelled 2011-05-18, S/N 15075022, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brown County

## 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 19790923026359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790923026359A), Sep 23, 1979: Piper PA38112, Mt Sterling, IL, Substantial damage. Leveled off high. Aircraft hit runway. Veered off side. Hit fencing with wing. Factor: pilot competence.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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