- Date
- August 29, 1978
- Place
- Frankfort, IL · FRANKFORT, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N303EBPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780829028879A
- Case key
- 139318
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3462 78/8/29 FRANKFORT,IL PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N303EB PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 29, 3095 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 80 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKFORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHICAGO,IL RETURN FRANKFORT,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CFI BROUGHT L ENG MIX CONTROL TO IDLE CUT OFF ON DOWNWIND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N303EB
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Frankfort
N303EBRegistration cancelled May 4, 2024 · Piper PA-23Airframe modelPiper PA-23Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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