# NTSB CHI80FEE41: Murphy RV-3, N66CJ, Streator, IL, August 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1980
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEE41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2810   80/8/5    STREATOR,IL         MURPHY RV-3         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1945                    N66CJ               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STREATOR,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- LEFT WING SEPARATED.
```

## 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 RV-3
- 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: 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 19800805034279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800805034279A), Aug 5, 1980: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Streator, IL, Destroyed. Left wing seperated in flight from sudden overload. Evidence pilot may have started a snap roll.

## 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 CHI78FEE61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE61), Jun 29, 1978: Murphy RV3 (N66CJ), Streator, 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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