# NTSB CHI79FA003: Piper PA-32, N5909V, Chicago, IL, October 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1978
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4131   78/10/4   CHICAGO,IL          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1400
        TIME - 0125                    N5909V              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O,HARE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  MINNEAPOLIS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- R WING STRUCK BY FORWARD LEFT SIDE OF UTILITY TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5909V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5909V-2020-07-06), registration cancelled 2020-07-06, S/N 32-7740074, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: O,Hare

## 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 19781004043819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781004043819A), Oct 4, 1978: Piper PA32RT300, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. R wing struck by forward left side of utility truck.

## Other investigations on N5909V (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 ERA20CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA036), Nov 17, 2019: Piper PA32 (N5909V), Venice, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: A stuck brake caliper, which overheated while the pilot was taxiing the airplane, caught fire, and subsequently destroyed the airplane.

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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