19790515012179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C · Sparland, IL · May 15, 1979

Date
May 15, 1979 · 18:30 local
Place
Sparland, IL
Airport
Hughes
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N230K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79DEV20
Reported as
Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
325 total5 in this make and model7 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.

Struck trees on short final for landing on private airport.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES ON SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING ON PRIVATE AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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