# NTSB CHI73FEE22: Piper PA-28, N5677U, Rockford, IL, September 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1972
- Place: Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEE22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3310   72/9/3    ROCKFORD,ILL        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 112
        TIME - 0719                    N5677U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTONWOOD AIRPRT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- APRX 202LBS OVR GWT,10.8IN AFT REAR LMT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5677U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5677U), registered now, S/N 28-26474, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cottonwood Airprt

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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