19780105003529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Savoy, IL · January 5, 1978

Date
January 5, 1978
Place
Savoy, IL
Airport
Univ Il Willard
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7784N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI78FEV11
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
317 total290 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Plt descended below pub minimums. Viz report to plt below one mi. Pfirst act inst flt since chk.

As the FAA filed it

PLT DESCENDED BELOW PUB MINIMUMS.VIZ REPORT TO PLT BELOW ONE MI.PFIRST ACT INST FLT SINCE CHK.

NTSB investigation

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