- Date
- May 4, 1970
- Place
- Pittsfield, IL · PITTSFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8958PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128168
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1977 70/5/4 PITTSFIELD,ILL PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 390 TIME - 1845 N8958P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHUSTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION URBANA,ILL PITTSFIELD,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND REMARKS- R WING HIT PARKED CESSNA N2881F PARKED NEAR END OF RWY,SUB DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8958P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schuster
N8958PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming IO-540 series
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