Piper PA-22 N1745P
31 August 1969 · Decatur, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 31 August 1969 at about 14:10 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N1745P, operated by Bi-State Aviat, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Decatur, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Decatur, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Decatur
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N1745P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bi-State Aviat
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2561
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LANDED IN PLOWED FLD. SALES MGR TOLD PLT SUFFICIENT FUEL WAS ON BOARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | St Albans, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Arriba, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Gwinn, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Bowmanville, Canada | Pryor Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
All 3,095 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 1969 | Boeing A75N1 | Condon, Oregon, United States | Farm Air Inc. | Fatal | - |