# NTSB CHI71AC013: Piper PA-22, N2627P, Xenia, IL, August 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1970
- Place: Xenia, IL · XENIA, IL
- Location: 38.6373° N, 88.6375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Xenia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6373&lon=-88.6375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71AC013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC013

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1069  70/8/12    XENIA,ILL           CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1228
        TIME - 1405                    N971LL              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MATTOON,ILL                 MOUNT VERNON,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  13                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   110
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- CESSNA 310 N971LL COLLIDED INFLIGHT WITH PIPER TRIPACER N2627P.CESSNA TOP OF RUDDER AND FIN MISG.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1069  70/8/12    XENIA,ILL           PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 758
        TIME - 1405                    N2627P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALEM,ILL                   CINCINNATI,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  57                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   110
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- CESSNA 310 N971LL COLLIDED INFLIGHT WITH PIPER TRIPACER N2627P.TRIPACER R WING SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N2627P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2627P-1971-04-29), registration cancelled 1971-04-29, S/N 22-2964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: N971LL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2627P (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC65F0137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0137), May 13, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N2627P), Ames, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC65D0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65D0028), Feb 14, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N2627P), Ames, IA, substantial damage

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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