# NTSB CHI67F0606: Piper PA-23, N1485P, Alsip, IL, March 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1967
- Place: Alsip, IL · ALSIP, IL
- Location: 41.6703° N, 87.7371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alsip, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6703&lon=-87.7371&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119174
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0606
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0606

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0282  67/3/17    ALSIP, ILL          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N1485P              PX-  0  1  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 58, 14910 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3597 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- CABIN DOOR CAME OPEN. PLT ALLOWED PROPELLERS TO STRIKE RNWY. ACFT STRUCK CANAL BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1485P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1485P-1967-11-09), registration cancelled 1967-11-09, S/N 23-554 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Howell

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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