Piper PA-24 N5518P
30 December 1971 · Rockford, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 December 1971 at about 03:31 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N5518P, operated by Sanborn Engine, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Rockford, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rockford, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greater Rockford
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N5518P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sanborn Engine
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Grand Rapids, Mich → Crystal Lake, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4215
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
PLT WX BRIEF INCLDD ICGIP.DSCNDD BLO MDA HIT TREES.PLT HAD FLWN 12HRS DRG LAST 15HR PERIOD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Lander, Wyoming, United States | Lincoln Broadc | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Laverne, California, United States | Pomona Valley | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Seven Bar Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Youngs Flying | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Iowa City, Iowa, United States | Johnson County | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Estherville, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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