- Date
- May 15, 1979
- Place
- Sparland, IL · SPARLAND, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N230KPitts S1C
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790515012179A
- Case key
- 135883
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1751 79/5/15 SPARLAND,IL PITTS S1C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 325 TIME - 1830 N230K PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGHES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPARLAND,IL LOCAL 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
Aircraft
- Registration
- N230K
- Reported as
- Pitts S1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hughes
FAA reports on this event · 1
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