19791228037919A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28180 · Kankakee, IL · December 28, 1979

Date
December 28, 1979 · 17:30 local
Place
Kankakee, IL
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7644J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FA019
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
734 total0 in this make and model0 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.

VFR pilot operted airplant into deteriorating weather at night. Found wreckage in open field.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT OPERTED AIRPLANT INTO DETERIORATING WEATHER AT NIGHT. FOUND WRECKAGE IN OPEN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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