# Accident 19950613020609A: Mckinn G21E, Chicago/West Ch, IL, June 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1995, 20:01 local time
- Place: Chicago/West Ch, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8803° N, 88.2192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8803&lon=-88.2192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121H-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mckinnon G-21E (registry code 5550105, https://openairdocs.org/model/mckinnon-g-21e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCKINN G21E
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950613020609A

## Narrative

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

NOSE HIGH TAKEOFF. BEGAN LEFT TURN. STALLED. VERTICAL IMPACT. NO ANNUAL PILOT NOT FLOWN AMPHIBIAN LAST TWO YEARS. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TAKING OFF AND THEN ENTERING A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND ROLL TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. A POST-CRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE WRECKAGE. THE PIC AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CHI95FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA182), Jun 14, 1995: Grumman G-21E (N121H), West Chicago, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED EXCESSIVE NOSE-UP ROTATION OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LIFT-OFF, AND FAILED TO OBTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE…

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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