# NTSB CHI73FEE42: Piper PA-23, N4371P, Schaumburg, IL, January 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1973
- Place: Schaumburg, IL · SCHAUMBURG, IL
- Location: 42.0284° N, 88.0847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schaumburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0284&lon=-88.0847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169972
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEE42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0362  73/1/26    SCHAUMBURG,ILL      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 257
        TIME - 2045                    N4371P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHAUMBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCHAUMBURG,ILL              IRONWOOD,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- PLT FELT ACFT DID NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY.TOTAL NITE FLT TIME 9HRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4371P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4371P-2012-08-09), registration cancelled 2012-08-09, S/N 23-1872, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (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: Schaumburg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730126001079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730126001079A), Jan 26, 1973: Piper PA23160, Schaumburg, IL, Substantial damage. Plt felt acft did not accelerate properly. Total nite flt time 9HRS.

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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