19850304006829A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Lacon, IL · March 4, 1985

Date
March 4, 1985 · 18:32 local
Place
Lacon, IL
Airport
Marshall Co
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3012L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA128
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
880 total742 in this make and model72 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.

Struck utility pole on final approach and aircraft settled to cornfield. Dark night and long final. Medical expired

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK UTILITY POLE ON FINAL APPROACH AND AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO CORNFIELD. DARK NIGHT AND LONG FINAL. MEDICAL EXPIRED

NTSB investigation

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