- Date
- February 2, 1981
- Place
- Lyons Twp, WI · LYONS TWP, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N300ACPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810202002699A
- Case key
- 127342
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0281 81/2/2 LYONS TWP,WI PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 950 TIME - 2205 N300AC PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAYBOY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HARLINGEN,TX LYONS TWP,WI SAINT LOUIS,MO 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 FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N300AC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Playboy
N300ACRegistration cancelled Mar 10, 2017 · Piper PA-32-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 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.