# NTSB CHI65F0038: Piper PA-23, N3135P, Des Plaines, IL, January 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1965
- Place: Des Plaines, IL · DES PLAINES, IL
- Location: 42.0340° N, 87.9011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Plaines, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0340&lon=-87.9011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0316  65/1/14    DES PLAINES ILL     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 915
        TIME - 1900                    N3135P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 505 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AOHARE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- WHEELS-UP LANDING INTENTIONAL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3135P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3135P-2014-09-04), registration cancelled 2014-09-04, S/N 23-1060, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (registry code 7102303) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aohare Field

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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