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| Date: | Wednesday 1 February 1984 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Mead Raymond Corp. |
| Registration: | N91469 |
| MSN: | 38-82A0038 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 595 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lacon, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Peoria, IL (KPIA) |
| Lacon, IL (C75) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT WAS FERRYING THE ACFT TO THE LACON ARPT FOR WINTER STORAGE. ON FINAL APCH SHE TOUCHED DOWN SHORT & STRUCK A SNOW BANK ON THE APCH END OF THE RWY. THE PLT STATED THAT DIFFICULTY IN DEPTH PERCEPTION DUE TO THE SNOW COVERED TERRAIN RESULTED IN TOUCHDOWN SHORT OF THE RWY & COLLISION WITH A SNOWBANK. THE PLT ALSO ATTRIBUTED LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN MAKE & MODEL IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI84LA101
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 June 1995 | N91469 | Skyhaven Flying Club Inc. | 0 | Phillips, ME | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 13:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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