# NTSB CHI67D0023: Piper PA-28, N7255W, Cordova, IL, May 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1966
- Place: Cordova, IL · CORDOVA, IL
- Location: 41.6770° N, 90.3207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6770&lon=-90.3207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171305
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1464  66/5/25    CORDOVA ILL         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 1108
        TIME - 1330                    N7255W              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED FROM FARM FIELD WITH ALFALFA 12 INCHES HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7255W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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