KANKAKEE, IL, USA
N4543F
PIPER PA-28-151
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
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