Piper PA38-112 N91469

Summary

On 1 February 1984 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA38-112 registered N91469 was involved in an accident near Lacon, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 February 1984 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lacon, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Lacon (C-75)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA38-112

Registration

N91469

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Peoria → Lacon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI84LA101

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

THE PLT WAS FERRYING THE ACFT TO THE LACON ARPT FOR WINTER STORAGE. ON FINAL APCH SHE TOUCHED DOWN SHORT & STRUCK A SNOW BANK ON THE APCH END OF THE RWY. THE PLT STATED THAT DIFFICULTY IN DEPTH PERCEPTION DUE TO THE SNOW COVERED TERRAIN RESULTED IN TOUCHDOWN SHORT OF THE RWY & COLLISION WITH A SNOWBANK. THE PLT ALSO ATTRIBUTED LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN MAKE & MODEL IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.