What happened
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Acft struck a powr line and crashed while on approach, there are 2 reported fatalities and a possibility that there may be 2 more fatalities, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) Piper PA-28R-200, N56718, alledgedly departed lake lawn airport, delavan, WI (C59) on a return trip to campbell airport, grayslake, IL (C81. N56718 experienced an inflight engine malfunction and struck high tension power lines while attempting an emergency landing. The accident was fatal to all four occupants and N56718 was destroyed. (.19) on August 5, 1999, at 2145 central standard time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N56718, was destroyed when it impacted terrain 3/4 of a mile southwest of campbell airport, grayslake, Illinois. The instrument rated commercial pilot, pilot rated passenger, and two passengers sustained fatal injuries. The 14 CFR part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the flight. The flight departed lake lawn airport, delavan, Wisconsin, at time unknown. The airplane fuselage, tail section, and right wing came to rest 189 feet north of and 92 feet west t of a tower supporting high voltage wires. This tower was located at latitude 42 degrees 18.799' n, and longitude 088 degrees 04.895' w. the left wing was found at latitude 42 degrees 18.815' n, and longitude 088 degrees 04.947' w. the left wing fuel tank was crushed rearward from the leading edge to the spar. The left wing exhibited a covering of a soot like substance. The left main tire was found charred under the left wing. The pilot had a commercial pilot rating and instrument rating. He held a second class medical certificate. He had a limitation stating that he must wear corrective lenses while acting as a pilot. The pilot rated passenger had a private pilot rating. The private pilot held a third class medical certificate. At 2153, the palwaukee airport, wheeling, Illinois observation was: wind 160 degrees at 5 knots; visibility 10 statute miles; sky condition clear; temperature 18 degrees c; dew point 13 degrees c; altimeter 30.00 inches of mercury. The tower was found with one of its cables torn 20 feet west of its location. Another cable attached to that tower was found with a nick 25 feet west of the tower. An on scene inspection of the airplane revealed that t here was continuity of all control surfaces. A further investigation revealed that there was engine continuity. An autopsy was conducted and toxicological samples taken for evaluation.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT STRUCK A POWR LINE AND CRASHED WHILE ON APPROACH, THERE ARE 2 REPORTED FATALITIES AND A POSSIBILITY THAT THERE MAY BE 2 MORE FATALITIES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) PIPER PA-28R-200, N56718, ALLEDGEDLY DEPARTED LAKE LAWN AIRPORT, DELAVAN, WI (C59) ON A RETURN TRIP TO CAMPBELL AIRPORT, GRAYSLAKE, IL (C81. N56718 EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT ENGINE MALFUNCTION AND STRUCK HIGH TENSION POWER LINES WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE ACCIDENT WAS FATAL TO ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS AND N56718 WAS DESTROYED. (.19) ON AUGUST 5, 1999, AT 2145 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-200, N56718, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN 3/4 OF A MILE SOUTHWEST OF CAMPBELL AIRPORT, GRAYSLAKE, ILLINOIS. THE INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, PILOT RATED PASSENGER, AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED LAKE LAWN AIRPORT, DELAVAN, WISCONSIN, AT TIME UNKNOWN. THE AIRPLANE FUSELAGE, TAIL SECTION, AND RIGHT WING CAME TO REST 189 FEET NORTH OF AND 92 FEET WEST T OF A TOWER SUPPORTING HIGH VOLTAGE WIRES. THIS TOWER WAS LOCATED AT LATITUDE 42 DEGREES 18.799' N, AND LONGITUDE 088 DEGREES 04.895' W. THE LEFT WING WAS FOUND AT LATITUDE 42 DEGREES 18.815' N, AND LONGITUDE 088 DEGREES 04.947' W. THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS CRUSHED REARWARD FROM THE LEADING EDGE TO THE SPAR. THE LEFT WING EXHIBITED A COVERING OF A SOOT LIKE SUBSTANCE. THE LEFT MAIN TIRE WAS FOUND CHARRED UNDER THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT HAD A COMMERCIAL PILOT RATING AND INSTRUMENT RATING. HE HELD A SECOND CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. HE HAD A LIMITATION STATING THAT HE MUST WEAR CORRECTIVE LENSES WHILE ACTING AS A PILOT. THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER HAD A PRIVATE PILOT RATING. THE PRIVATE PILOT HELD A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. AT 2153, THE PALWAUKEE AIRPORT, WHEELING, ILLINOIS OBSERVATION WAS: WIND 160 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS; VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES; SKY CONDITION CLEAR; TEMPERATURE 18 DEGREES C; DEW POINT 13 DEGREES C; ALTIMETER 30.00 INCHES OF MERCURY. THE TOWER WAS FOUND WITH ONE OF ITS CABLES TORN 20 FEET WEST OF ITS LOCATION. ANOTHER CABLE ATTACHED TO THAT TOWER WAS FOUND WITH A NICK 25 FEET WEST OF THE TOWER. AN ON SCENE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT T HERE WAS CONTINUITY OF ALL CONTROL SURFACES. A FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS ENGINE CONTINUITY. AN AUTOPSY WAS CONDUCTED AND TOXICOLOGICAL SAMPLES TAKEN FOR EVALUATION.
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