- Date
- May 26, 1978
- Place
- Palestine, IL · PALESTINE, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3592RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780526032349A
- Case key
- 141634
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3540 78/5/26 PALESTINE,IL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 76 TOTAL TIME - 0200 N3592R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LUBBOCK,TX MUNCIE,IN SPRINGFIELD,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- POSITION OF ALTERNATOR SWITCH NOT DETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3592R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3592RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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.
Other investigations on N3592R · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI94LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLindsborg, KSwas the pilot-in-command's failure to refuel the airplane during the flight. Factors were fuel exhaustion, the sign, and the pilot-in-command's lack of total experience in type of airplane.NTSB FTW77F0G27Accident · No injuriesClosedLubbock, TXNTSB FTW74DQG68Accident · No injuriesClosedShallowater, TXNTSB MKC70DCG02Accident · No injuriesClosedOlathe, KS