# NTSB CHI74FEE61: Piper PA-28, N15533, Tonica, IL, March 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1974
- Place: Tonica, IL · TONICA, IL
- Location: 41.2159° N, 89.0700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonica, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2159&lon=-89.0700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0462  74/3/17    TONICA,ILL          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N15533              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHLEY FARMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TONICA,ILL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT AIRBORNE FOR APRX 240FT,SETTLED BACK TO GND INTO PLOWED FLD.STRUCK A UTILITY POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15533](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15533), registered now, S/N 28-7325091, built 1972 (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: Ashley Farms

## 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 19740317005979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740317005979A), Mar 17, 1974: Piper PA28140, Tonica, IL, Substantial damage. Acft airborne for aprx 240FT,settled back to gnd into plowed fld. Struck a utility pole.

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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