- Date
- May 26, 1977
- Place
- Streator, IL · STREATOR, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5957YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770526025089A
- Case key
- 147291
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2595 77/5/26 NR.STREATOR,IL PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0810 N5957Y PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 35, 1795 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 110 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - B&S AVIATION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STREATOR,IL FORT FRANCES,ONTARIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED,BAG HIT PROP.ENG SHUT DOWN DUE VIBRATION.UN MAINTAIN FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5957Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- B&S Aviation
N5957YRegistration cancelled May 6, 1981 · Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.