- Date
- January 27, 1971
- Place
- Danville, IL · DANVILLE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7791WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159997
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0383 71/1/27 DANVILLE,ILL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 196 TIME - 1300 N7791W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REDWOOD INN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ZIONSVILLE,IND DANVILLE,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ACFT VEERED L HIT METAL LIGHT POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7791W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Redwood Inn
N7791WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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