19811020068179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 2105 · Danville, IL · October 20, 1981

Date
October 20, 1981 · 01:40 local
Place
Danville, IL
Airport
Vermilion Co
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N202QL
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FEV02
Reported as
Cessna 2105
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
766 total421 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Drive pully came off generator on night flight. Undershot runway on precautionary landing. Nosed over in cornfield.

As the FAA filed it

DRIVE PULLY CAME OFF GENERATOR ON NIGHT FLIGHT. UNDERSHOT RUNWAY ON PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. NOSED OVER IN CORNFIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.