Piper PA-34-200T accident near Compton, Illinois, October 18, 1984
On October 18, 1984 at about 9:45 pm local time, a Piper PA-34-200T, registered N500JT, was substantially damaged in an accident near Compton, Illinois (Bresson airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 18, 1984 · about 9:45 pm local time
- Place
- Compton, Illinois · Bresson · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T · all PA-34-200Ts on the register
- Registration
- N500JT · registry record · serial 347970295
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED THAT HE LANDED APRX 1/4 WAY DOWN THE WET SOD RWY WHICH IS 2590 FT LONG. THE BRAKING ACTION WAS NIL. THE ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY & COLLIDED WITH A 3 FT EMBANKMENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,220 hours in all; 90 in this make and model; 59 in the last 90 days; 2,996 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,055 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 6, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 4,570 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-360-EB (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: DKB Dekalb IL at 9:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 2,590 ft by 190 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 100° at 18 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 5,000 ft; scat at 1,500 ft
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:53 pm from RFD, 27 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N500JT the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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