# NTSB UNK65X0799: Piper PA28, N6271W, Dixon, IL, November 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1964
- Place: Dixon, IL · DIXON, IL
- Location: 41.8433° N, 89.4775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dixon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8433&lon=-89.4775&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0799
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0799

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3544  64/11/22   DIXON ILL           PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 550
        TIME - 1245                    N6271W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALGREN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES                         VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTY CROSSWIND TO 20 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6271W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6271W-2017-10-06), registration cancelled 2017-10-06, S/N 28-20319, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walgren Field

## Other investigations on N6271W (2)

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 CHI73FEM52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM52), Apr 25, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N6271W), Cedar Lake, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0262), Sep 13, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6271W), Rockford, 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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