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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Bloomington, IL · August 3, 1984

Date
August 3, 1984 · 21:15 local
Place
Bloomington, IL
Airport
Bloomington
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5881Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI84LA333
Reported as
Piper PA22108
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
149 total27 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Flying low, pilot turned from base to final. Saw powerlines and tried to fly under, hit corn in field and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING LOW, PILOT TURNED FROM BASE TO FINAL. SAW POWERLINES AND TRIED TO FLY UNDER, HIT CORN IN FIELD AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N5881Z · 1

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