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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA38112 · Mt Sterling, IL · September 23, 1979

Date
September 23, 1979 · 13:50 local
Place
Mt Sterling, IL
Airport
Brown Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4306E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79DEV34
Reported as
Piper PA38112
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
86 total7 in this make and model9 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.

Leveled off high. Aircraft hit runway. Veered off side. Hit fencing with wing. Factor: pilot competence.

As the FAA filed it

LEVELED OFF HIGH. AIRCRAFT HIT RUNWAY. VEERED OFF SIDE. HIT FENCING WITH WING. FACTOR: PILOT COMPETENCE.

NTSB investigation

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