Accident · 1991-06-26

NTSB case CHI91LA202 · PIPER PA-28-140 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-06-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (N541FL)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: KENNETH A. KORN Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): KENNETH A. KORN

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DECISION TO OPERATE THE AIRPLANE WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES AND AN IMPROPER LANDING FLARE. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE USE OF AUTOMOBILE FUEL, EXTREME TEMPERATURES AND OVERSHOOTING THE PLANNED LANDING APPROACH.

Source: NTSB case CHI91LA202

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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