# NTSB CHI76FEV25: Piper PA-31, N5007, Jacksonville, IL, February 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1976
- Place: Jacksonville, IL · JACKSONVILLE, IL
- Location: 39.7292° N, 90.2322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7292&lon=-90.2322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEV25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV25

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0261  76/2/16    JACKSONVILLE,IL     TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 293
        TIME - 0840                    N95057              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  3                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSONVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,IL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LNDD RWY 31.SAW OTR ACFT APCHG ARPT,ADDED FULL PWR TO TURN ON RWY,ENG QUIT.EVACUATING ACFT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0261  76/2/16    JACKSONVILLE,IL     PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5219
        TIME - 0840                    N5007               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSONVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST LOUIS,MO                 JACKSONVILLE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- UNCONTROLLED ARPT.STRAIGHT-IN VOR APCH RWY 13.AIM COVERS.RAIN ON WINDSHIELD.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N5007 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Jacksonville Muni

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N95057](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95057), registered now, S/N 9457, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jacksonville Muni

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760216003482A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760216003482A), Feb 16, 1976: Piper PA31, Jacksonville, IL, Substantial damage. Uncontrolled arpt. Straight-in VOR apch rwy 13.aim covers. Rain on windshield.
- [Accident 19760216003481A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760216003481A), Feb 16, 1976: Tcraft BC12D, Jacksonville, IL, Substantial damage. Lndd rwy 31.saw otr acft apchg arpt,added full pwr to turn on rwy,eng quit. Evacuating acft.

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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