- Date
- February 16, 1974
- Place
- Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7443RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740216003019A
- Case key
- 187006
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0271 74/2/16 KANKAKEE,ILL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 38 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N7443R PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER KANKAKEE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WEST CHICAGO,ILL RETURN KANKAKEE,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- DID NOT NEUTRALIZE L RUDDER WHEN NOSEWHEEL CTCTD RWY ACFT VEERED L HIT DRAINAGE DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7443R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater Kankakee
N7443RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7443R · 1
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