- Date
- October 15, 1986, 11:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place
- Charleston, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8267WPiper PA-28-161N30019Piper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19861015048732A19861015048731A
- Case key
- 13614
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
N8267W was on practice NDB approach to rwy 29 under ATC clrnc with hooded stu at controls in left seat, ip in right seat, proceeding level at mda for low pass. Evidence indicates N30019 had entered downwind for rwy 24 and was in left turn VFR approach for rwy 24 at collision. Crew of N8267W had broadcast 'in the blind' position and intentions on UNICOM freq. Plt of N30019 had received UNICOM advisory of rwy 24 in use, but did not broadcast position or intentions. Ip in N8267W did not see N30019 until after collision. Evidence indicates N30019 passed beneath N8267W in left turn, striking underside of N8267W right wing/landing gear with own right wing outer panel. Closing angle estimated from witness statements was 130 degrees. Collision angle calculated from impact scratch marks was 92 degrees.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N8267W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8116040
- Airframe hours
- 3,430
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Avistar Air Center
- Registered owner
- Bernard Hayes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 18, 1986 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- CMI · Champaign, IL
- Destination
- MTO · Mattoon, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MTO · Coles County, runway 29, 6,501 × 150 ft, concrete
- Registration
- N30019
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7890449
- Airframe hours
- 1,397
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard Colclasure
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1986 · 33 hours before
- Departed
- K96 · Tuscola, IL
- Destination
- MTO · Mattoon, IL
- Airport
- MTO · Coles County, runway 24, 5,799 × 100 ft, asphalt
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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N8267W
- Age
- 23
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,936 total · 562 in this make and model · 1,788 as pilot in command · 408 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N30019
- Age
- 71
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 606 total · 44 in this make and model · 420 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MTO, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.