# NTSB CHI79FEE34: Piper PA-24, N11BR, Shorewood, IL, February 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1979
- Place: Shorewood, IL · SHOREWOOD, IL
- Location: 41.5175° N, 88.2152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shorewood, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5175&lon=-88.2152&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0299   79/2/2    SHOREWOOD,IL        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 70, 2760
        TIME - 1130                    N11BR               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOLIET MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRIS,IL                   JOLIET,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11BR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11BR-1981-06-13), registration cancelled 1981-06-13, S/N 24-3504 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Joliet Muni

## 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 19790202002059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790202002059A), Feb 2, 1979: Piper PA24250, Shorewood, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran out of fuel from one tank. Pilot unable to switch to full tank due to ice in valve. Landed in snow.

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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