- Date
- March 13, 1983, 00:35 local (06:35 UTC)
- Place
- Danvers, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N82026Piper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830313007099A
- Case key
- 11982
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Analysis
The aircraft crashed at night during IMC weather conditions on the return portion of a cross-country. The pilot had checked the weather outbound, but there was no record of a briefing for the return flight. The outbound flt was in early dusk. The return was begun just before midnight and the crash occurred at 0035 CST. The weather at peoria, IL was 500 foot ceiling, 4 miles visibility in fog and haze. The pilot had 28 hours flight time in the type aircraft being used, 16 hours total night experience and no instrument rating. The aircraft impacted in a right wing lowattitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82026
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8216149
- Airframe hours
- 112
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mead Raymond Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 22, 1983 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- DNV · Danville, IL
- Destination
- 3MY · Peoria, IL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 90 total · 28 in this make and model · 33 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIA, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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