CHI70D0143

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Peotone, IL · June 28, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 28, 1969
Place
Peotone, IL · PEOTONE, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6746BPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report February 12, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172471

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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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3-3011  69/6/28    PEOTONE,ILL         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1350                    N6746B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  25, 1755 TOTAL HOURS, 123
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEOTONE,ILL                 PEOTONE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM HAY FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6746B
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.