# Accident 19910714027419A: Piper PA28180, Seneca, IL, July 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1991, 12:55 local time
- Place: Seneca, IL
- Airport: Spring Brook Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2994° N, 88.6109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2994&lon=-88.6109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7616W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7616W-1991-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 59 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910714027419A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON FINAL,STRUCK UNMARKED POWERLINE. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. POWERLINE 28 FT AGL, 485 FT FROM RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI91FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA216), Jul 14, 1991: Piper PA-28-180 (N7616W), Seneca, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PROPER GLIDEPATH NOT MAINTAINED, AND INADEQUATE ALTITUDE AND VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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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