# NTSB CHI77FA060: Piper PA-23, N5900Y, Plano, IL, July 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1977
- Place: Plano, IL · PLANO, IL
- Location: 41.6815° N, 88.5331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plano, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6815&lon=-88.5331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FA060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4235  77/7/21    PLANO,IL            PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 707
        TIME - 1139                    N5900Y              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,IL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED L ENG FEATHERED.L WING & ENG SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5900Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5900Y-1978-02-09), registration cancelled 1978-02-09, S/N 27-3055 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (registry code 7102313) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770721040089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770721040089A), Jul 21, 1977: Piper PA23250, Plano, IL, Destroyed. Plt reported l eng feathered.l wing & eng separated.

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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