# NTSB CHI79FEE01: Piper PA-28, N44553, Elgin, IL, October 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1978
- Place: Elgin, IL · ELGIN, IL
- Location: 42.0372° N, 88.2812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0372&lon=-88.2812&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139214
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3466   78/10/3   ELGIN,IL            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 209
        TIME - 1905                    N44553              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 174 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELGIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELGIN,IL                    WHEELING,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- RIGHT BRAKE LINING EXCESSIVELY WORN DUE TO RUSTED AND PITTED BRAKE DISC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44553](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44553), registered now, S/N 28-7425425, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elgin

## 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 19781003037559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781003037559A), Oct 3, 1978: Piper PA28140, Elgin, IL, Substantial damage. Right brake lining excessively worn due to rusted and pitted braksc.

## Other investigations on N44553 (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 CHI76FEP39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP39), Jul 24, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N44553), Sturtevant, WI, 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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