# NTSB CHI66A0060: Piper PA-23, N1100P, Knox, IN, December 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1965
- Place: Knox, IN · KNOX, IN
- Location: 41.2910° N, 86.6212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knox, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2910&lon=-86.6212&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0060

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1033  65/12/19   KNOX IND            STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1202
        TIME - 1440                    N898D               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  3  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STARKE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  30
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   30                VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  60
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1033  65/12/19   KNOX IND            PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 42,
        TIME - 1440                    N1100P              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  135 TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STARKE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  30
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   30                VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  30
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1100P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1100P-1971-07-14), registration cancelled 1971-07-14, S/N 23-110 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Starke County

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N898D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N898D), registered now, S/N 108-2898, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Starke County

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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