- Date
- March 24, 1968
- Place
- Urbana, IL · URBANA, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3491WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111075
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0698 68/3/24 URBANA,ILL PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 70 TOTAL TIME - 2050 N3491W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIMES TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- AIRAD DENOTING 8 INCHES OF SNOW ON RNWY WAS IN EFFECT BY FSS. STRUCK SNOW DRIFTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3491W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grimes