- Date
- December 30, 1971
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5518PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164919
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4215 71/12/30 ROCKFORD,ILL PIPER PA-24 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 62, 2712 TIME - 0331 N5518P PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND RAPIDS,MICH CRYSTAL LAKE,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS FREEZING RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 32 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 80 13 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- PLT WX BRIEF INCLDD ICGIP.DSCNDD BLO MDA HIT TREES.PLT HAD FLWN 12HRS DRG LAST 15HR PERIOD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5518P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Greater Rockford
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