- Date
- April 11, 1984, 11:55 local (17:55 UTC)
- Place
- Hoffman Estates, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8400BPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840411013679A
- Case key
- 12580
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Analysis
The acft nosed over in a plowed field after the plt made an off-arpt landing. The plt said he was practicing turns around a point when he noticed a loss of alt and a sputtering of the engine. Since he was low he decided to land. (Therewas a sod strip 1/2 mile from the field chosen.) During the landing attempt a wing was dragged while turning to avoid workmen and the acft finally nosed over. Post accident examination did not show any evidence of engine malfunction not crash related.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8400B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8116250
- Airframe hours
- 1,865
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Holiday Airways
- Registered owner
- Gale F. Strother
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 3, 1984 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- 06C · Schaumburg, IL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 84 total · 84 in this make and model · 23 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DPA, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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