# NTSB CHI79FA035: Piper PA-28, N9458W, Park Forrest, IL, March 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1979
- Place: Park Forrest, IL · PARK FORREST, IL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136311
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FA035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3515  79/3/17    PARK FORREST,IL     PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 371
        TIME - 1020                    N9458W              PX-  1  2  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 196 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAEDTLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARK FORREST,IL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT'S BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL-.134%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9458W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9458W-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 28-11178, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Haedtler

## 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 19790317043749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790317043749A), Mar 17, 1979: Piper PA28235, Park Forrest So, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled in steep turn at low altitude. Engine had stopped at impact. Alcohol, possible carb ice, heart seizure.

## Other investigations on N9458W (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 CHI76DETE5](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DETE5), Jul 20, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N9458W), Griffith, IN, 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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