# NTSB CHI77FEE10: Piper PA-23, N6050Y, Streator, IL, March 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1977
- Place: Streator, IL · STREATOR, IL
- Location: 41.1250° N, 88.8296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Streator, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1250&lon=-88.8296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEE10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2213   77/3/2  NR.STREATOR,IL        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 7005
        TIME - 2300                    N6050Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 479 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BES AVIATION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MENDOTA,IL                  GREENVILLE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
        REMARKS- TREES APCH END OF RWY.RWY LIGHTING OFFSET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6050Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6050Y-2014-10-29), registration cancelled 2014-10-29, S/N 27-3240, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bes Aviation

## 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 19770302004439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770302004439A), Mar 2, 1977: Piper PA23250, Streator, IL, Substantial damage. Trees apch end of rwy. Rwy lighting offset.

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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