CHI67D0370

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Sparta, IL · October 28, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 28, 1966
Place
Sparta, IL · SPARTA, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N903ARPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120289

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3751  66/10/28   SPARTA ILL          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2200                    N903AR              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 45, 13700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- TYPE OF BIRD UNKNOWN.

Aircraft

Registration
N903AR
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage