# NTSB CHI74FEV16: Piper PA-28, N98013, Mt Sterling, IL, September 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1973
- Place: Mt Sterling, IL · MT STERLING, IL
- Location: 39.9859° N, 90.7646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Sterling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9859&lon=-90.7646&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2786   73/9/2    MT STERLING,ILL     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 151
        TIME - 0720                    N98013              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT STERLING,ILL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD ENG DID NOT DEVELOP FULL PWR.TKOF W ACFT DRIFTED L UN CLR TREES L OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98013](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98013-1973-11-15), registration cancelled 1973-11-15, S/N 28-25997 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brown County

## 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 19730902031079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730902031079A), Sep 2, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Mt Sterling, IL, Destroyed. Plt rptd eng did not develop full pwr. Tkof w acft drifted l un clr trees l of rwy.

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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