Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary CHI83FA135

DANVERS, IL, USA

Aircraft #1

N82026

PIPER PA-28-161

Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT NIGHT DURING IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE RETURN PORTION OF A CROSS-COUNTRY. THE PILOT HAD CHECKED THE WEATHER OUTBOUND, BUT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF A BRIEFING FOR THE RETURN FLIGHT. THE OUTBOUND FLT WAS IN EARLY DUSK. THE RETURN WAS BEGUN JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND THE CRASH OCCURRED AT 0035 CST. THE WEATHER AT PEORIA, IL WAS 500 FOOT CEILING, 4 MILES VISIBILITY IN FOG AND HAZE. THE PILOT HAD 28 HOURS FLIGHT TIME IN THE TYPE AIRCRAFT BEING USED, 16 HOURS TOTAL NIGHT EXPERIENCE AND NO INSTRUMENT RATING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A RIGHT WING LOWATTITUDE.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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