Piper PA-28-180 N5286L
1 August 1982 · Rockford, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1982 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N5286L, operated by Ralph Alcorn, was involved in an accident near Rockford, Illinois, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rockford, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cottonwood (1C8)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N5286L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ralph Alcorn
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rockford → Lancaster
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI82DA288
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE OR MUSH AFTER TAKEOFF SO THE PILOT MADE A LANDING IN A SCHOOL YARD. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION FAILURE TO REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION ALTHOUGH PILOT CLAIMED HE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 80 LBS. BELOW MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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