# NTSB CHI76FEV38: Piper PA-22, N2965Z, Mansfield, IL, May 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1976
- Place: Mansfield, IL · MANSFIELD, IL
- Location: 40.2120° N, 88.5087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2120&lon=-88.5087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153377
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEV38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0986   76/5/9    MANSFIELD,IL        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 410
        TIME - 1915                    N2965Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANSFIELD,IL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 1 AND 3 CYL NO COMPRESSION. TEETH MISSING FM L MAG DRIVE GR.HIT FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2965Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2965Z-1977-07-11), registration cancelled 1977-07-11, S/N 22-6939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760509011639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760509011639A), May 9, 1976: Piper PA22150, Mansfield, IL, Substantial damage. Nr 1 and 3 cyl no compression. Teeth missing fm l mag drive gr. Hit fence.

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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