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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Fisher, IL · October 2, 2001

Date
October 2, 2001 · 04:45 local
Place
Fisher, IL
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
UNKNOWN

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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(-23) Igl 1920020001 - on October 2, 2001, at approximately 0445 CDT, an employee of a natural gas storage facility near Fisher, IL observed a helicopter hovering about 25 feet above a 150 foot tall storage tank inside the facility. When the employee shined a spotlight at the helicopter, it departed the area. No registration number could be observed. On October 3, 2001, security guards at the storage facility reported a low flying aircraft to the champaign county sheriff's department at approximately 0500 CDT. The guards reported they saw a steady white light on the aircraft, however, no registration number was observable. The federal bureau of investigation was notified and is continuing an investigation of this incident. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IGL 1920020001 - ON OCTOBER 2, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 0445 CDT, AN EMPLOYEE OF A NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY NEAR FISHER, IL OBSERVED A HELICOPTER HOVERING ABOUT 25 FEET ABOVE A 150 FOOT TALL STORAGE TANK INSIDE THE FACILITY. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE SHINED A SPOTLIGHT AT THE HELICOPTER, IT DEPARTED THE AREA. NO REGISTRATION NUMBER COULD BE OBSERVED. ON OCTOBER 3, 2001, SECURITY GUARDS AT THE STORAGE FACILITY REPORTED A LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT TO THE CHAMPAIGN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 0500 CDT. THE GUARDS REPORTED THEY SAW A STEADY WHITE LIGHT ON THE AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER, NO REGISTRATION NUMBER WAS OBSERVABLE. THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WAS NOTIFIED AND IS CONTINUING AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.