# Accident 19940815022379A: Colt COLT120A, Bloomington, IL, August 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1994, 20:00 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4694° N, 88.9700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4694&lon=-88.9700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N416TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 120A (registry code 2301201, https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-colt-120a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLT COLT120A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 464 total, 105 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940815022379A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI94LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA275), Aug 16, 1994: Thunder and Colt 120A (N416TC), Bloomington, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the unforcast, unanticipated adverse wind conditions and thermal activity. A factor was the powerlines.

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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