# Accident 19840803037949A: Piper PA22108, Bloomington, IL, August 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1984, 21:15 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IL
- Airport: Bloomington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4690° N, 88.9696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4690&lon=-88.9696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5881Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5881Z-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840803037949A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI84LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA333), Aug 4, 1984: Piper PA-22-108 (N5881Z), Bloomington, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5881Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19760905027359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905027359A), Sep 5, 1976: Piper PA22108 (N5881Z), Leroy, IL, Substantial damage

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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