19890426010049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 208A · Decatur, IL · April 26, 1989

Date
April 26, 1989 · 21:40 local
Place
Decatur, IL
Airport
Decatur
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DPUA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9637F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89FA078
Reported as
Cessna 208A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A114
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,100 total800 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost control in severe turbulence on IFR approach. Impacted in open field. Squall line was approaching airport.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL IN SEVERE TURBULENCE ON IFR APPROACH. IMPACTED IN OPEN FIELD. SQUALL LINE WAS APPROACHING AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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