# Accident 19910707026161A: Slnsby T59D, Hinckley, IL, July 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1991, 15:01 local time
- Place: Hinckley, IL
- Airport: Hinckley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7593° N, 88.6395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7593&lon=-88.6395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1954E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1954E-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Slingsby T59D KESTREL 19 (registry code 8321510, https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-t59d-kestrel-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLNSBY T59D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 527 total, 242 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910707026161A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TURNING LEFT FINAL,OVERTOOK FROM ABOVE GLIDER,N126CC,THAT  HAD TURNED FINAL FROM RIGHT PATTERN. NEITHER SAW OTHER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N126CC, Cntrar 101ACENTR: [Accident 19910707026162A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910707026162A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA212), Jul 7, 1991: Slingsby Kestrel 19 (N1954E), Hinckley, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT AND ENSURE ADEQUATE SEPARATION DURING TRAFFIC PATTERN OPERATIONS. A RELATED FACTOR IS THE NON-STANDARD UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT PROCEDURES…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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