19731229039339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · Decatur, IL · December 29, 1973

Date
December 29, 1973
Place
Decatur, IL
Airport
Decatur
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4770T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI74DEV33
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
127 total8 in this make and model127 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

3FT hi sno bank abt 15FT bfr rwy. Plt planned short apch to rwy 36 drg ldg flare saw sno bank.

As the FAA filed it

3FT HI SNO BANK ABT 15FT BFR RWY.PLT PLANNED SHORT APCH TO RWY 36 DRG LDG FLARE SAW SNO BANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.