# NTSB CHI74FEV39: Piper PA-28R, N5099S, Tuscola, IL, February 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1974
- Place: Tuscola, IL · TUSCOLA, IL
- Location: 39.7959° N, 88.2755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuscola, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7959&lon=-88.2755&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0333  74/2/24    TUSCOLA,ILL         PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 158
        TIME - 2230                    N5099S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUSCOLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              URBANA,ILL                   PADUCAH,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- VALVE TAPPET BODIES NR 1 AND 2 CYL BKN.HIT CESSNA N42615 PARKED NR RWY THRESHOLD,OFF HARD SURFACE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5099S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5099S-2013-03-21), registration cancelled 2013-03-21, S/N 28R-7135098, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tuscola

## 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 19740224005159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740224005159A), Feb 24, 1974: Piper PA28R200, Tuscola, IL, Substantial damage. Valve tappet bodies nr 1 and 2 cyl bkn. Hit Cessna N42615 parked nr rwy threshold,off hard surface.

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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