- Date
- February 2, 1970
- Place
- Peoria, IL · PEORIA, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5855YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144038
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0667 70/2/2 PEORIA,ILL PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 4300 TIME - 1800 N5855Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 2200 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER PEORIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PEORIA,ILL TOLEDO,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. AIRFRAME BUFFET REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNK.RUDDER SEPRATED ABV UPR HINGE BRACKET.TRIMTAB ATTACH BOLT RUSTED,ROD PN16515-00 BKN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5855Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater Peoria
N5855YRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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