- Date
- December 17, 1970
- Place
- Effingham, IL · EFFINGHAM, IL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N4253JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159561
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4593 70/12/17 EFFINGHAM,ILL PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 127 TIME - 1155 N4253J PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EFFINGHAM COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ARTESIA,N MEX WABASH,IND OKLA.CITY,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT A PARAPLEGIC,SPECIALLY FITTED ACFT.HAD FLOWN 7 1/2 HRS SINCE DEP.PLT,PX PROBABLY FELL ASLEEP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4253J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Effingham County
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