# NTSB CHI76FEV65: Piper PA-22, N5881Z, Leroy, IL, September 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1976
- Place: Leroy, IL · LEROY, IL
- Location: 40.3394° N, 88.7611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Le Roy, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3394&lon=-88.7611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEV65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2350   76/9/5    LEROY,IL            PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 100
        TIME - 1540                    N5881Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATHEWS RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEROY,IL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5881Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5881Z-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 22-9741, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mathews 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 19760905027359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905027359A), Sep 5, 1976: Piper PA22108, Leroy, IL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5881Z (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI84LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA333), Aug 4, 1984: Piper PA-22-108 (N5881Z), Bloomington, IL, substantial damage

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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