Piper PA-28R-180 accident near Danville, IL
On November 27, 2000, a Piper PA-28R-180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Danville, IL. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 27, 2000
- Place
- Danville, IL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.140°N, 87.609°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22264
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 27, 2000, at about 1650 central standard time (cst), a Piper PA-28R-180, N4541J, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed on impact with terrain about 6 nautical miles and 030 degrees magnetic from the Vermillion County Airport (DNV), Danville, Illinois. The aircraft had been cleared for the ILS approach to runway 21 at DNV. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was on an instrument flight rules flight plan and was operating in instrument meteorological conditions. The pilot and three passengers received fatal injuries. The flight originated from the Maury County Airport, Mount Pleasant, Tennessee at about 1400 cst. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot was the holder of a private pilot certificate with single engine land and instrument airplane ratings. He was also the holder of a second-class aviation medical certificate issued on December 28, 1998. According to the pilot's logbook, he had accumulated the following flight times as of the last entry dated November 19, 2000: Total Time 499.8 Pilot in Command 440.6 Single-Engine Land 499.8 Night 68.2 Actual Instrument 40.3 Simulated Instrument 71.3 The logbook indicates that the pilot accumulated 1.3 hours simulated instrument flight time and 0.9 hours of actual instrument flight time within the 6 months preceding the accident. The logbook entry dated November 11, 2000 indicates that the pilot accumulated 1.0 hours simulated instrument flight time with a safety pilot, 1.4 hours total flight time, 3 landings, and 6 instrument approaches. No logbook entry was found to indicate that the holding procedures
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during the instrument approach. Factors were the low ceilings, the pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment and glidepath during the approach, his lack of recent instrument experience, and his failure to perform the missed approach.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
