Piper PA-28-160 N5309W
23 February 1992 · Burlington, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 February 1992 at about 20:08 local time, a Piper PA-28-160 registered N5309W, operated by Greiner, William J., was involved in an accident near Burlington, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burlington, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.0492, -88.5394
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-160
- Registration
- N5309W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Greiner, William J.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sandwich → Plato Center
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI92FA095
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER ENCOUNTERING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN CRUISE FLIGHT. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION, THE LOW CEILING AND REDUCED VISIBILITY (FOG).
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT ENCOUNTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (LOW CEILINGS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FOG) WHILE RETURNING TO THE HOME BASE AIRPORT. A WITNESS SAW THE AIRPLANE DESCEND NOSE FIRST INTO A FIELD LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. HE DESCRIBED SEEING THE TOP OF THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE BRIEFLY BEFORE IMPACT, AND STATED THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO BE ALMOST PERPENDICULAR TO THE GROUND. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. WEATHER AT DUPAGE COUNTY AIRPORT, 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, WAS REPORTED TO BE: SKY PARTIALLY OBSCURED, 300 OVERCAST, 1 MILE VISIBILITY, FOG, TEMPERATURE 39 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT (F), DEW POINT 39 DEGREES F, WINDS OUT OF 060 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS. LOCAL RESIDENTS REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE NOISE OF A LOW FLYING AIRPLANE, AND RELATED THAT THE WEATHER HAD DETERIORATED RAPIDLY THAT AFTERNOON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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