Piper PA-28R-200 N66CS
13 December 1993 · Lacon, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 December 1993 at about 02:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N66CS, operated by Flying Country Club, Inc., was involved in an accident near Lacon, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lacon, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marshall County (C75)
- Coordinates
- 41.0201, -89.4004
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- N66CS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Flying Country Club, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Champaign → Moline
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI94LA054
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING FLARE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT, THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT NIGHT EXPERIENCE, AND THE FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER DURING A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT A NEARBY AIRPORT. DURING FINAL, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO FIND HIS FLASHLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE HIT THE RUNWAY BEFORE HE HAD EXPECTED IT TO. THE PILOT'S MOST RECENT NIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE WAS 4 MONTHS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT PERFORMED ANY NIGHT LANDINGS WITHOUT THE AID OF INSTRUMENT AND/OR COCKPIT LIGHTING. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A CHARGE. THE ALTERNATOR'S COMMUTATOR BRUSHES AND BRUSH MOUNTS WERE WORN BELOW MANUFACTURER'S TOLERANCES. THER COMMUTATOR WAS COVERED WITH A BLACK OILY SUBSTANCE, AND BLACK DUST COVERED THE BRUSH MOUNTS AND PORTIONS OF THE COMMUTATOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1993 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Midlothian, Texas, United States | Williams, Kenneth W. | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1993 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Hesperia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1993 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Ephrata, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1993 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Concord, California, United States | Richard Talley/Larry Shattuck | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1993 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Kinsley, Kansas, United States | Larry Leoffler | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Feb 1993 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | Johnson, Rollie C. | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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