Piper PA-28R-200 N1996T

Summary

On 4 July 1999 at about 01:50 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N1996T was involved in an accident near Dongola, Illinois, United States. 4 people were 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.

Date

4 July 1999 at 01:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Dongola, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Keil Airport (6IL5)

Coordinates

37.3595, -89.1603

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N1996T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marion → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI99LA217

Nobody was injured.

the failure of the pilot to maintain a proper glidepath on the landing approach, and the failure of the pilot to select a proper touchdown point. Factors to the accident were the lack of runway lights, the dusk light condition, and the ditch.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that, on the landing approach, he '... was slightly high... .' He also stated that the north end of the airport had been having work done and that it dropped off steeply on both sides. The pilot stated that he '... aimed for a point where it no longer dropped off so steeply.' The aircraft ran off the end of the runway and collided with a ditch embankment. The accident occurred at 2050. The airport where the accident took place is a private airport and does not have runway lights. Sunset for the accident day occurred at 2021 and the end of civil twilight occurred at 2052.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.