CHI82DA307

1982-08-14 · KANKAKEE, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 0C4

Aircraft involved

N4543F Piper PA-28-151 None

Factual narrative

SOMETIME AFTER 2300 ON AUGUST 14, 1982, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM THE GREATER KANKAKEE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED IN A NEARBY FIELD SOME 750 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. MARKINGS ON RUNWAY 04 INDICATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED 581 FEET THROUGH THE GRASS, FLEW ACROSS A 47-FOOT DITCH, STRIKING THE DITCH, THEN SLID 161 FEET AND STOPPED. THE HOBBS METER INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN OPERATED 30 MINUTES DURING THE UNAUTHORIZED USE. INJURY INDEX PRESUMED, IMPACT DAMAGE TO CABIN INTERIOR INDICATED TWO PERSONS ABOARD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_CHI82DA307.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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