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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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