19891012040019A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Sterling Rockfa, IL · October 12, 1989

Date
October 12, 1989 · 13:40 local
Place
Sterling Rockfa, IL
Airport
Whiteside Co Airport-Jos H Bitto
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9157S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90LA008
Reported as
Beech C23
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
30 total30 in this make and model13 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.

Student bounced aircraft on landing,third bounce folded nose gear. Aircraft destroyed by fire.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT BOUNCED AIRCRAFT ON LANDING,THIRD BOUNCE FOLDED NOSE GEAR. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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