# NTSB CHI66A0063: Piper PA-22, N2712P, Rockton, IL, January 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1966
- Place: Rockton, IL · ROCKTON, IL
- Location: 42.4471° N, 89.0631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4471&lon=-89.0631&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174097
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0063

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0091  66/1/23    ROCKTON ILL         CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 103
        TIME - 1510                    N5735A              PX-  3  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAGON WHEEL AIRPK
        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
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  111
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   32                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- PILOT OF N2712P FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID N5735A.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0091  66/1/23    ROCKTON ILL         PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1510                    N2712P              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  4  1  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAGON WHEEL AIRPK
        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
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         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 - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  111
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   32                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- PILOT OF N5735A FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID N2712P.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N2712P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2712P-1966-04-20), registration cancelled 1966-04-20, S/N 22-3018 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wagon Wheel Airpk

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N5735A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5735A-1966-04-18), registration cancelled 1966-04-18, S/N 28335, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wagon Wheel Airpk

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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