# Accident 19931212046979A: Piper PA28R200, Lacon, IL, December 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1993, 20:00 local time
- Place: Lacon, IL
- Airport: Marshall County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0201° N, 89.4004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0201&lon=-89.4004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66CS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66CS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 342 total, 20 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931212046979A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRIC POWER. NO FLASHLITE. RUNWAY LIGHT WENT OFF. TRIED OTHER. NO PANEL LIGHTS. NO FLARE. STRUCK 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 CHI94LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA054), Dec 13, 1993: Piper PA-28R-200 (N66CS), Lacon, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING FLARE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT, THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT NIGHT EXPERIENCE, AND THE FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N66CS (3)

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

- [Incident 20220116004679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220116004679I), Jan 16, 2022: Piper PA-28R-200 (N66CS), Bowling Green, OH, Minor damage. Training flight simulating emergency landing pilot performed emergency gear extension and confirmed 3 greens observed by instructor but airplane landed gear up.
- [Accident 20131205024319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131205024319A), Dec 5, 2013: Piper PA-28R-200 (N66CS), Bowling Green, OH, Substantial damage. The pilot was practicing 180 power off landings on runway 28 @1G0. Performed a go around after touchdown. During full power climb out the aircraft struck a…
- [Incident 19801017077849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801017077849I), Oct 17, 1980: Piper PA28R200 (N66CS), Macon, GA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear.

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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