# NTSB CHI73FEE29: Piper PA-22, N5751D, Barrington, IL, November 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1972
- Place: Barrington, IL · BARRINGTON, IL
- Location: 42.1515° N, 88.1285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barrington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1515&lon=-88.1285&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEE29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0817   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5751D-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 22-4451 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crystal Lake

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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