- Date
- December 24, 1970
- Place
- Hinsdale, IL · HINSDALE, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N98008Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159596
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4512 70/12/24 HINSDALE,ILL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N98008 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 29, 248 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 183 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HINSDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HINSDALE,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN REMARKS- HIT 7 FT BOUNDARY CHAIN LINK FENCE ON 7TH APCH. PATTERN EXTENDED DUE TRAFFIC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98008
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hinsdale
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