# NTSB CHI69F0186: Piper PA-22, N9334D, Dekalb, IL, August 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1968
- Place: Dekalb, IL · DEKALB, IL
- Location: 41.9282° N, 88.7476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeKalb, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9282&lon=-88.7476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0186
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0186

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2767  68/8/17    DEKALB,ILL          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 252
        TIME - 1307                    N9334D              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF PISTON AND RINGS IN NUMBER 4 CYLINDER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9334D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9334D-1970-06-17), registration cancelled 1970-06-17, S/N 226354 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dekalb

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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