Douglas DC-3A N129H

Summary

On 29 May 1982 at about 20:00 local time, a Douglas DC-3A registered N129H, operated by Mark J. Borghorst, was involved in an accident near Sandwich, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 May 1982 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sandwich, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Sandwich

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Douglas DC-3A

Registration

N129H

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Mark J. Borghorst

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sandwich → Sandwich

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82FEE14

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER RETURNING FROM A PARACHUTE JUMPING FLIGHT, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE 1800 FT GRASS RUNWAY. A 3000 FT ASPHALT RUNWAY WAS AVAILABLE, BUT HE HAD BEEN USING THE GRASS RUNWAY TO AVOID WEAR ON THE TIRES. THERE WAS A 30 FT POWERLINE AT THE APPROACH END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY AND THE SOD WAS WET. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS LIGHT RAIN AND THE WIND WAS CALM. REPORTEDLY, THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 200 FT FROM THE APPROACH END, BUT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE END AND COLLIDED WITH BRUSH AND TREES. THE COMPUTED LANDING DISTANCE OVER A 50 FT OBSTACLE ON A HARD RUNWAY WAS ABOUT 1500 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.