# NTSB CHI78FEE35: Piper PA-22, N2563A, Marseilles, IL, April 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1978
- Place: Marseilles, IL · MARSEILLES, IL
- Location: 41.3183° N, 88.6764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marseilles, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3183&lon=-88.6764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEE35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1668   78/4/9    MARSEILLES,IL       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 257
        TIME - 1100                    N2563A              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 163 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRAIRIE LK LODGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARSEILLES,IL               DEKALB,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- TURNED TOWARD TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2563A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2563A-1980-11-05), registration cancelled 1980-11-05, S/N 22-858 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Prairie Lk Lodge

## 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 19780409010899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780409010899A), Apr 9, 1978: Piper PA22135, Marseilles, IL, Substantial damage. Turned toward trees.

## Other investigations on N2563A (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 CHI74FEE65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE65), Apr 8, 1974: Piper PA-22 (N2563A), Monee, 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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