- Date
- April 20, 1980
- Place
- Naperville, IL · NAPERVILLE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N16306Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800420009189A
- Case key
- 130742
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1037 80/4/20 NAPERVILLE,IL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 240 TIME - 1030 N16306 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 162 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPER AERO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAPERVILLE,IL LAKE LAWN,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- 1800FT SOFT SOD RWY.LONGER ASPHALT RWY AVBL.NEAR MAX GWT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16306
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Naper Aero
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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