Accident Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk N23781, Saturday 14 January 1984
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Date:Saturday 14 January 1984
Time:12:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA38 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk
Owner/operator:Air Chicagoland, Ltd
Registration: N23781
MSN: 38-7911052
Total airframe hrs:1863 hours
Engine model:Lycoming O-235-L2C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Waukegan, IL -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE STUDENT PLT SAID HE LOST TOO MUCH AIRSPEED DURING A NO POWER APPROACH AND MADE A HARD LANDING. AFTER A BOUNCE, THE ACFT HIT ON THE NOSE GEAR AND IT COLLAPSED. THE ACFT SKIDDED OFF THE RWY INTO A SNOWBANK.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI84LA086
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI84LA086

Location

Revision history:

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