# NTSB CHI74FEV17: Piper PA-22, N2451A, Atwood, IL, September 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1973
- Place: Atwood, IL · ATWOOD, IL
- Location: 39.7993° N, 88.4627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atwood, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7993&lon=-88.4627&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3087   73/9/2    ATWOOD,ILL          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N2451A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOCH RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATWOOD,ILL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- STRUCK CORN ABT 125FT N OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2451A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2451A-1977-07-12), registration cancelled 1977-07-12, S/N 22-792 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cooch Rla

## 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 19730902029889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730902029889A), Sep 2, 1973: Piper PA22, Atwood, IL, Substantial damage. Struck corn abt 125FT n 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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