- Date
- July 10, 1977
- Place
- Clayton, IL · CLAYTON, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N32742Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145460
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3707 77/7/10 CLAYTON,IL PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1310 N32742 PX- 0 2 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SILOAM SPGS RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLAYTON,IL MANITO,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 4500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 87 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT WARNING SIGN,THEN TREES 2,770FT FRM TKOF END OF RWY.APCH SURF GRAD 15 TO 1.D/A ABT 2700FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32742
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Siloam Spgs Rla
N32742Registration cancelled Oct 21, 2023 · Piper PA-28-151Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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