# NTSB CHI70FBQ04: Piper PA-23, N5855Y, Peoria, IL, February 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1970
- Place: Peoria, IL · PEORIA, IL
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144038
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0667   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5855Y-2013-09-16), registration cancelled 2013-09-16, S/N 27-3007, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Peoria

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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