# NTSB CHI80FEV37: Piper PA-24, N9214P, Monticello, IL, September 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1980
- Place: Monticello, IL · MONTICELLO, IL
- Location: 40.0335° N, 88.5741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0335&lon=-88.5741&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEV37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2096   80/9/6    MONTICELLO,IL       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 193
        TIME - 1330                    N9214P              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIV OF IL RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          URBANA,IL                   MONTICELLO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- ATMTD LNDG ON 1450FT RWY,TCHDWN 528FT FM APCH END.COMPUTED LNDG DIST APRX 1350FT.HIT BUSHES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9214P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9214P-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 24-4710 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Univ Of Il Rla

## 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 19800906041049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800906041049A), Sep 6, 1980: Piper PA24260, Monticello, IL, Substantial damage. Landed fast and long on short runway. Ran off end into trees. Owners handbook showed full runway needed.

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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