CHI70FBD34

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Orland Park, IL · May 20, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 20, 1970
Place
Orland Park, IL · ORLAND PARK, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8212NPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122945

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2177  70/5/20    ORLAND PARK,ILL     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1710                    N8212N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 1348 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            120 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE ADVANCED ABRUPTLY.

Aircraft

Registration
N8212N
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.