# Accident 20001127043099A: Piper PA28R180, Danville, IL, November 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2000, 22:43 local time
- Place: Danville, IL
- Airport: Vermilion County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1397° N, 87.6090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1397&lon=-87.6090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4541J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4541J-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001127043099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N4541J, A PA-28 WAS BEING VECTORED BY CHAMPAIGN ATC, FOR AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21 AT THE DANVILLE, ILLINOIS AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT INTERCEPTED THE LOCALIZER APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES FROM THE OUTER MARKER AND WAS DIRECTED TO CONTACT THE LOCAL ADVISORY FREQUENCY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY .9 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF THE DANVILLE VOR DURING THE APPROACH. THE PILOT HAD MET REGULATORY CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WHICH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB.

## 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 CHI01FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA043), Nov 27, 2000: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4541J), Danville, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during the instrument approach. Factors were the low ceilings, the pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment and glidepath during the approach,…

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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