- Date
- October 14, 1971
- Place
- Carlinville, IL · CARLINVILLE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5889WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163914
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3450 71/10/14 CARLINVILLE,ILL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 66 TOTAL TIME - 0920 N5889W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KLIMUT RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DECATUR,ILL CARLINVILLE,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- PLT DVRTD ATTENTION FM ACFT TO RTRCT FLAPS,ACFT LEFT RWY INTO CORN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5889W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Klimut Rla
N5889WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-150Airframe modelPiper PA-28-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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