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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA22160 · St Charles, IL · July 4, 1979

Date
July 4, 1979 · 01:30 local
Place
St Charles, IL
Airport
Du Page Co
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3027Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FA057
Reported as
Piper PA22160
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
255 total134 in this make and model2 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.

Lost control of airplane on night flight with rain, fog & thunderstorms in area. No ground reference lights.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE ON NIGHT FLIGHT WITH RAIN, FOG & THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA.NO GROUND REFERENCE LIGHTS.

NTSB investigation

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