# NTSB CHI80FEE01: Piper PA-28, N54386, Kankakee, IL, October 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1979
- Place: Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
- Location: 41.1017° N, 87.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kankakee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1017&lon=-87.8637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEE01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3202   79/10/4   KANKAKEE,IL         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N54386              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER KANKAKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  KANKAKEE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       28
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- HIT C-310,N6876T & PA-31,N9061E.BOTH SUBSTANTIAL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54386](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54386-2012-08-22), registration cancelled 2012-08-22, S/N 28-7425115, built 1973 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Greater Kankakee

## 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 19791004030909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791004030909A), Oct 4, 1979: Piper PA28140, Kankakee, IL, Destroyed. Student pilot landing in gusty crosswind,veered off rwy. Started go around,stalled acft over ramp. Hit parked acft.

## Other investigations on N54386 (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 MKC75DCJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ23), Aug 25, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N54386), Ogallala, NE, 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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