Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Marshall County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Lacon, Illinois 61540
Sunday, December 12, 1993 20:00 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE AIRPLANE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER DURING A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT A NEARBY AIRPORT. DURING FINAL, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO FIND HIS FLASHLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE HIT THE RUNWAY BEFORE HE HAD EXPECTED IT TO. THE PILOT'S MOST RECENT NIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE WAS 4 MONTHS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT PERFORMED ANY NIGHT LANDINGS WITHOUT THE AID OF INSTRUMENT AND/OR COCKPIT LIGHTING. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A CHARGE. THE ALTERNATOR'S COMMUTATOR BRUSHES AND BRUSH MOUNTS WERE WORN BELOW MANUFACTURER'S TOLERANCES. THER COMMUTATOR WAS COVERED WITH A BLACK OILY SUBSTANCE, AND BLACK DUST COVERED THE BRUSH MOUNTS AND PORTIONS OF THE COMMUTATOR.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING FLARE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT, THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT NIGHT EXPERIENCE, AND THE FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/12/1993 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 2000 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | LACON |
| Event State | ILLINOIS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 61540 |
| Event Date Year | 1993 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | MARSHALL COUNTY |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | C75 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 569 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Pilot |
| Time of the weather observation | 2000 Central Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | C75 |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 569 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CST |
| Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 15 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 0 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 0 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 2128 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Dec 17 1993 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1305 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 11 2000 1:47PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N66CS |
| NTSB Number | CHI94LA054 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | PIPER |
| Aircraft Model | PA-28R-200 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | PA-28R-200 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 28R7335107 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2650 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Feb 3 1993 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 196 |
| Airframe Hours | 6176 |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | FLYING COUNTRY CLUB, INC. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 702 EAST 4TH STREET |
| Aircraft Owner City | COAL VALLEY |
| Aircraft Owner State | IL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 61240 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | FLYING COUNTRY CLUB, INC. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 702 EAST 4TH STREET |
| Operator City | COAL VALLEY |
| Operator State | IL |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 61240 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | CMI |
| Departure City | CHAMPAIGN |
| Departure State | IL |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1900 |
| Departure Time Zone | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | MLI |
| Destination City | MOLINE |
| Destination State | IL |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Landing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 18 |
| Runway Length | 2200 |
| Runway Width | 50 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |