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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Colt COLT 120A · Bloomington, IL · August 15, 1994

Date
August 15, 1994 · 20:00 local
Place
Bloomington, IL
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N416TC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI94LA275
Reported as
Colt COLT120A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
464 total105 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered large thermal. Tried three landing attempts. Tried land on building roof. Slid off into powerline.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED LARGE THERMAL. TRIED THREE LANDING ATTEMPTS. TRIED LAND ON BUILDING ROOF. SLID OFF INTO POWERLINE.

NTSB investigation

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