39.8017° N, 89.6437° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 29, 1986 · 17:02 local
Place
Springfield, IL
Airport
Capital
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7554K
Reported as
Cessna P210N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total20 in this make and model45 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.
Flight proceeded on course without radio contact or clearance. Pilot did not hear contact departure instruction.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT PROCEEDED ON COURSE WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT OR CLEARANCE. PILOT DID NOT HEAR CONTACT DEPARTURE INSTRUCTION.