42.1146° N, 89.0903° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis Junction, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 23, 1988 · 18:28 local
Place
Davis Junction, IL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NR769
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total0 in this make and model50 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.
Pilot allowed aircraft to stall. Nosed up and went down tail first from about 75 feet. First flight in aircraft
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STALL. NOSED UP AND WENT DOWN TAIL FIRST FROM ABOUT 75 FEET. FIRST FLIGHT IN AIRCRAFT