# NTSB CHI66F0678: Piper PA-16, N5184H, Barstow, IL, March 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1966
- Place: Barstow, IL · BARSTOW, IL
- Location: 41.5159° N, 90.3567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barstow, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5159&lon=-90.3567&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0678
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0678

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0709   66/3/8    BARSTOW ILL         PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3500
        TIME - 1600                    N5184H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HAND PROPPED ENGINE WITH AIRCRAFT UNOCCUPIED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5184H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5184H), registered now, S/N 14-502, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (registry code 7101402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woods

## Other investigations on N5184H (2)

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.

- [NTSB ANC26LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA042), May 18, 2026: Piper PA-14 (N5184H), Nenana, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing
- [NTSB MKC70FCD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70FCD09), Jan 9, 1970: Piper PA-14 (N5184H), Gravity, IA, substantial damage

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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