- Date
- November 5, 1972
- Place
- Barrington, IL · BARRINGTON, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5751DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168688
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0817 72/11/5 BARRINGTON,ILL PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 87 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N5751D PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION W.CHICAGO,ILL GRAYS LAKE,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FABRIC ON TOP AREA OF FUSELAGE TORN LOOSE.FABRIC TESTED OK 9/9/72,AD NOTE 61-6-6 C/W.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5751D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crystal Lake
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