# Accident 19840201034479A: Piper PA38112, Lacon, IL, February 1, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1984, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lacon, IL
- Airport: Lacon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0229° N, 89.4063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lacon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0229&lon=-89.4063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91469, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91469-1996-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 24 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840201034479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON THE LANDING APPROACH. PILOT BLAMED SNOW COVER AND DEPTH PERCEPTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI84LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA101), Feb 1, 1984: Piper PA38-112 (N91469), Lacon, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N91469 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950619043549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950619043549A), Jun 19, 1995: Piper PA38112 (N91469), Phillips, ME, Substantial damage. Struck trees on climbout. Over gross weight. Short strip. Hot day. Downwind reported factors.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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