# NTSB CHI78FEE61: Murphy RV3, N66CJ, Streator, IL, June 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1978
- 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: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEE61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3868  78/6/29    STREATOR,IL         MURPHY RV3          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 605
        TIME - 1930                    N66CJ               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STREATOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STREATOR,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DURING LNDG ROLL ACFT HIT PLOW AND LARGE ROCK.BENDIX PS-5C CARB,S/N 758187,FLOW RATES EXCESSIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66CJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66CJ-2013-08-14), registration cancelled 2013-08-14, S/N 118, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MURPHY RV3
- Registry model: [Murphy RV-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/murphy-rv-3) (registry code 0560831) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Streator

## 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 19780629029149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629029149A), Jun 29, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Streator, IL, Substantial damage. During lndg roll acft hit plow and large rock. Bendix PS-5C carb,S58187,flow rates excessive.

## Other investigations on N66CJ (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 CHI80FEE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE41), Aug 5, 1980: Murphy RV-3 (N66CJ), Streator, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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