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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Barrington Hill, IL · April 14, 1998

Date: April 14, 1998 · 16:50 local
Place: Barrington Hill, IL
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6300E
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI98LA122
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Continental O300A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 360 total200 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

N6300ERegistration cancelled Jan 12, 2018 · Cessna 172S/N 46400 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(.4)The pilot said he began his takeoff at the north end of a farm field with rolling terrain. He said the airplane lifted off after a 1,000-foot ground roll. When the airplane had climbed to a pilot-estimated 150-200-feet above the ground the pilot said the airplane the airplane '...started to fall out of the sky... .' The stol-equipped airplane collided with telephone wires, trees and the ground. The flight instructor-rated passenger confirmed the pilot's version of what occurred. The rear seat passenger said the airplane lost lift when it turned to the left as it approached rising terrain. The passenger said the airplane crashed shortly thereafter. The on-scene investigation revealed no mechanical anomalies with the airplane or powerplant that would prevent normal flight. Tire tracks in the 6 to 8 inch high grass showed a takeoff roll of about 1,500-feet. The path through the tree's that the airplane collided with was 90-degrees to the tire tracks.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT SAID HE BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF AT THE NORTH END OF A FARM FIELD WITH ROLLING TERRAIN. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF AFTER A 1,000-FOOT GROUND ROLL. WHEN THE AIRPLANE HAD CLIMBED TO A PILOT-ESTIMATED 150-200-FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE THE AIRPLANE '...STARTED TO FALL OUT OF THE SKY... .' THE STOL-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TELEPHONE WIRES, TREES AND THE GROUND. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR-RATED PASSENGER CONFIRMED THE PILOT'S VERSION OF WHAT OCCURRED. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER SAID THE AIRPLANE LOST LIFT WHEN IT TURNED TO THE LEFT AS IT APPROACHED RISING TERRAIN. THE PASSENGER SAID THE AIRPLANE CRASHED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE OR POWERPLANT THAT WOULD PREVENT NORMAL FLIGHT. TIRE TRACKS IN THE 6 TO 8 INCH HIGH GRASS SHOWED A TAKEOFF ROLL OF ABOUT 1,500-FEET. THE PATH THROUGH THE TREE'S THAT THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH WAS 90-DEGREES TO THE TIRE TRACKS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI98LA122Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBarrington Hill, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush and subsequent in-flight collision with trees.Apr 14, 1998 · Substantial damage