# Accident 19980414043709A: Cessna 172, Barrington Hill, IL, April 14, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1998, 16:50 local time
- Place: Barrington Hill, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1496° N, 88.1203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1496&lon=-88.1203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6300E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6300E-2018-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 200 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980414043709A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 CHI98LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA122), Apr 14, 1998: Cessna 172 (N6300E), Barrington Hill, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush and subsequent in-flight collision with trees.

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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