CHI76FEE54

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Crestwood, IL · January 4, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 4, 1976
Place
Crestwood, IL · CRESTWOOD, IL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N11TJPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report July 30, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760104010859A
Case key
152562

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1946   76/1/4    CRESTWOOD,IL        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48,
        TIME - 1130                    N11TJ               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESTWOOD,IL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- CRASH LNDD ON ARPT GRASS AREA DUE PRIVATE HOMES & BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS IN FLT PATH AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N11TJ
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Howell

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.