CHI75AC029

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Crestwood, IL · September 29, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 29, 1974
Place
Crestwood, IL · CRESTWOOD, IL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9477NPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report November 5, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740929043359A
Case key
141071

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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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3-3093  74/9/29    CRESTWOOD,ILL       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 343
        TIME - 1602                    N9477N              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 303 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELAVAN,WIS                 CRESTWOOD,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- VEERED INTO GRASS AFTER 2ND T/D.STEEP L TURN AFTER LIFT-OFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N9477N
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Howell

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.