CHI75AC010

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Urbana, IL · July 22, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 22, 1974
Place
Urbana, IL · URBANA, IL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8724YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report August 5, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740722044419A
Case key
140548

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4340  74/7/22    URBANA,ILL          PIPER PA-30         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1603                    N8724Y              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     AGE 56, 33093 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 362 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ILLINI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          URBANA,ILL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED

Aircraft

Registration
N8724Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Illini

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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