- Date
- December 29, 1973
- Place
- Decatur, IL · DECATUR, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4770TPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731229039339A
- Case key
- 187652
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3573 73/12/29 DECATUR,ILL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 127 TIME - 1230 N4770T PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DECATUR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DECATUR,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- 3FT HI SNO BANK ABT 15FT BFR RWY.PLT PLANNED SHORT APCH TO RWY 36 DRG LDG FLARE SAW SNO BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4770T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Decatur
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.