# NTSB CHI72DEV17: Piper PA-25, N4552Y, Ware, IL, October 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1971
- Place: Ware, IL · WARE, IL
- Location: 37.4478° N, 89.3940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ware, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4478&lon=-89.3940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEV17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEV17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4095  71/10/15   WARE,ILL            PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2305
        TIME - 1330                    N4552Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARE,ILL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM PASTURE HIT RUTTED SPOT,LOST CTL,ACFT VEERED INTO PLOWED FIELD,GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4552Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4552Y-2020-06-12), registration cancelled 2020-06-12, S/N 25-4205, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4552Y (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI73FEV07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEV07), Aug 13, 1972: Piper PA-25 (N4552Y), Brookport, IL, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW71DPG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DPG64), Jun 16, 1971: Piper PA-25 (N4552Y), Tuckerman, AR, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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