40.1464° N, 88.1985° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FRASCA FLD (C16), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 3, 1988 · 15:20 local
Place
Urbana, IL
Airport
Frasca Field Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CGFSY
Reported engine
WSK PZL3S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total112 in this make and model
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.
Reported power loss. Stalled in a steep turn trying to line up with runway no engine defects found.
As the FAA filed it
REPORTED POWER LOSS. STALLED IN A STEEP TURN TRYING TO LINE UP WITH RUNWAY NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.