# Accident 19960802020699A: Beech 77, Plato Center, IL, August 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Plato Center, IL
- Airport: Olson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9900° N, 88.2905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9900&lon=-88.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18259, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18259-1998-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 55 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960802020699A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER. LANDED IN A FIELD. STRUCK A DITCH. NOSED OVER. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES. FOUND WATER IN CARB BOWL. (-23) STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED OLSON FIELD, PLATO CENTER, IL ON A DAY VFR FLIGHT. ENGINE WOULD NOT MAINTAIN POWER ABOVE 1500 RPM AFTER 45 MINUTES OF LOCAL FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT HEADED FOR AIRPORT, HOWEVER THE CONTINUING LOSS OF ALTITUDE RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD, AT A RAPID RATE OF FORWARD SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, LANDED AGAIN, THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE INVERTED POSITION. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO FIRE, NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI96LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA273), Aug 2, 1996: Beech 77 (N18259), South Elgin, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: water contamination in the carburetor.

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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