# NTSB CHI72FEE26: Piper PA-24, N9065P, Rock Falls, IL, September 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1971
- Place: Rock Falls, IL · ROCK FALLS, IL
- Location: 41.7721° N, 89.6942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Falls, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7721&lon=-89.6942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEE26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0022  71/9/20    ROCK FALLS,ILL      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 481
        TIME - 1140                    N9065P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITESIDE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HINSDALE,ILL                FT.WORTH,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- BATTERY DEPLETED.ACFT STARTED WITH AUX PWR.HAD IN FLT ELEC FAILURE.DIDNT KNOW EMER GR EXTENSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9065P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9065P), registered now, S/N 24-4533, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Whiteside County

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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