- Date
- September 20, 1979
- Place
- La Moille, IL · LA MOILLE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8816LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790920037179A
- Case key
- 133149
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3395 79/9/20 LA MOILLE,IL PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4055 TIME - 1600 N8816L PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EARLVILLE,IL LA MOILLE,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LANDED IN FLD TO INSPECT WEEDS. PILOT STATED PREOCCUPIED WITH THOUGHTS OF FIELD SURVEY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8816L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8816LRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8816L · 1
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