- Date
- July 22, 1982, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hartsburg, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7304WPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820722033539A
- Case key
- 70976
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At 1223 CDT the plt contacted peoria approach control & requested radar vectors to the Mt. Hawley arpt located just northof the peoria arpt. At 1227 CDT he stated the weather was getting bad & he would like to fly to the logan county arpt. One witness stated the acft entered a small dark cloud & when it came out it was in an approximate 60 deg dive.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7304W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-1160
- Airframe hours
- 652
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dean A. Hendryx
- Registered owner
- Dean A. Hendryx
- Departed
- 4MG · Hot Springs, AR
- Destination
- BMY · Mt. Hawley, IL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 173 total · 78 in this make and model · 135 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIA, 24 nm away
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 N7304W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.