- Date
- February 29, 1988, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Cloverdale, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N21BLLogan Junior ACE
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880229003989A
- Case key
- 13910
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
During approach, the aircraft struck power lines near the approach end of runway and crashed on the runway. The pilot had less than 1 hour flight time in this model homebuilt aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21BL
- Reported as
- Logan Junior ACE
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- WL1
- Airframe hours
- 259
- Engine
- Continental C85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William K. Logan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 9, 1987 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- Cloverdale, IN
- Airport
- Clover Knoll, runway 27, 2,600 × 50 ft, grass/turf
N21BLRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2024 · Logan JR ACE EAirframe modelLogan JR ACE EEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,133 total · 1 in this make and model · 1,983 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HUF, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.