- Date
- October 20, 1981
- Place
- Danville, IL · DANVILLE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N202QLCessna 205
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811020068179A
- Case key
- 123463
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2732 81/10/20 DANVILLE,IL CESSNA 205 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 24, TIME - 0140 N202QL PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 766 TOTAL HOURS, 421 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VERMILION COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHAMPAIGN,IL DANVILLE,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE REMARKS- GEN PULLEY DISCONNECTED FRM GEN DRIVE SHAFT.PAX LIGHTING INST PANEL USING FLASHLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N202QL
- Reported as
- Cessna 205
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vermilion County
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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.