Piper PA-32R-300 N812PC
1 June 1992 · Round Lake, Illinois, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 June 1992 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA-32R-300 registered N812PC, operated by Bitton, Daniel A., was involved in an accident near Round Lake, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Round Lake, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.3409, -88.1101
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Registration
- N812PC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bitton, Daniel A.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wonder Lake → Waukegan
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI92LA160
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, AND THE FIRE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR REASONS UNDETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FARM FIELD. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN FLAMES WERE PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER THE LANDING, THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE, WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO BURN. A SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL THE SOURCE WHERE THE FIRE ORIGINATED. THE PILOT DESCRIBED THE ORIGIN TO BE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE; HOWEVER, DURING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES HE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO DISENGAGE THE MASTER SWITCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | Pribyls Wings, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1992 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States | Gary Mead | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1992 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Shafter, California, United States | Barry Zelner Prof. LAW Firm | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1992 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Greenville, Virginia, United States | Butler Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1992 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Farmington, Utah, United States | University Research Found. | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-32R-301 | New York, New York, United States | Ronald F. Kaplan | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1992 | Cessna 177 | Manlius, Illinois, United States | Grand Lake Air Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Sep 1992 | Cessna 152 | Ottawa, Illinois, United States | Legends, R.e. & J.k. Brown | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Sep 1992 | Beechcraft B55 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | J. F. Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1992 | Cessna 150L | Elwood, Illinois, United States | Thomas F and Robert H Bentley | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Mar 1992 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1992 | Douglas DC-8-61 | Morton Grove, Illinois, United States | Airborne Express Inc. | No injuries | - |