- Date
- January 4, 1967
- Place
- Hinsdale, IL · HINSDALE, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6870WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119546
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0031 67/1/4 HINSDALE,ILL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N6870W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 22, 1084 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 404 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK BROOK ARPT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- 30 FT OF 100 FT WIDE RUNWAY HAD BEEN CLEARED IN A WAY THAT LEFT IT SLICK WITH PACKED SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6870W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oak Brook Arpt
N6870WRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2014 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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