19820801033799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28180 · Rockford, IL · August 1, 1982

Date
August 1, 1982 · 16:00 local
Place
Rockford, IL
Airport
Cottonwood
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5286L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82DA288
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
170 total170 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.

Reported engine lost power after liftoff. Crash landed in a school yard. All systems checked normal.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER LIFTOFF. CRASH LANDED IN A SCHOOL YARD. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED NORMAL.

NTSB investigation

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