- Date
- March 2, 1977
- Place
- Streator, IL · STREATOR, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6050YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770302004439A
- Case key
- 157849
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2213 77/3/2 NR.STREATOR,IL PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 7005 TIME - 2300 N6050Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 479 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BES AVIATION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MENDOTA,IL GREENVILLE,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING REMARKS- TREES APCH END OF RWY.RWY LIGHTING OFFSET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6050Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bes Aviation
N6050YRegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2014 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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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.