# NTSB CHI79FCA01: Replica 1, N1912G, Pierron, IL, October 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1978
- Place: Pierron, IL · PIERRON, IL
- Location: 38.7792° N, 89.5918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pierron, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7792&lon=-89.5918&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FCA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FCA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3460   78/10/1   PIERRON,IL          REPLICA 1           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 454
        TIME - 1225                    N1912G              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 234 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIERRON,IL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1912G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: REPLICA 1
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19781001031889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001031889A), Oct 1, 1978: Amtr 0562927, Pierron, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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