CHI71FBD65

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Kewanee, IL · April 19, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 19, 1971
Place
Kewanee, IL · KEWANEE, IL
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N6418RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 30, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
132903

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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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3-0084  71/4/19    KEWANEE,ILL         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 430
        TIME - 1630                    N6418R              PX-  1  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEWANEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEWANEE,ILL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT SAID PX LOOKED ILL,HE FELT ILL AND DRG RTRN TO ARPT BECAME SEMI-CONSCIOUS,ATMTD EMGCY LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N6418R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kewanee

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