# NTSB CHI71FEV41: Piper PA-18, N223T, Sheldon, IL, May 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1971
- Place: Sheldon, IL · SHELDON, IL
- Location: 40.7710° N, 87.5658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheldon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7710&lon=-87.5658&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FEV41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FEV41

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1635  71/5/16    SHELDON,ILL         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1131
        TIME - 0830                    N223T               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 193 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELDON,ILL                 DANVILLE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR
        REMARKS- WIFE WALKED INTO PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N223T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N223T), registered now, S/N 18-2337 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Sheldon

## Other investigations on N223T (1)

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 NYC03LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA018), Nov 9, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N223T), Turner, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance which resulted in an overrun.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.