- Date
- May 31, 1986, 07:56 local (12:56 UTC)
- Place
- Rolling Prairie, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7734KPiper PA-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860531020179A
- Case key
- 13335
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Analysis
During a go-around from an aborted landing the acft struck unmarked power lines at the departure end of the landing rwy. The acft collided with terrain during the resulting uncontrolled descent. The rwy being used was a 2400 ft long and 50 ft wide sod private strip. This strip was not certified so no obstruction warnings were available. The plt failed to report rwy ident or heading.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7734K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20-557
- Airframe hours
- 2,548
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Flowyd A. Williams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 22, 1986 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- MGC · Michigan City, IN
- Airport
- Larry Commings Airstrip
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 72
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 364 total · 69 in this make and model · 308 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBN, 14 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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