- Date
- November 21, 1970
- Place
- South Bend, IN · SOUTH BEND, IN
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4167RPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159395
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1989 70/11/21 SOUTH BEND,IND PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 4799 TIME - 1820 N4167R PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 212 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST JOSEPH COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTHBROOK,ILL SOUTH BEND,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED 25000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 47 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 13 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ON FLAT APCH,HIT UNLGTD 120FT HIGH PWR LINES,2900FT FR END RWY.WND GUST 19KTS.TIP TANKS BURNED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4167R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- St Joseph County
N4167RRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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