# Accident 20011020030089A: Cessna 150L, Union, IL, October 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Union, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2303° N, 88.5403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2303&lon=-88.5403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6609G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6609G-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011020030089A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 20, 2001, AT 1430 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150L, N6609G, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND IMPACTED INTO A CORN FIELD 1/2 MILE SOUTHEAST OF UNION, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP 1 1/2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF UNION, ILLINOIS. TWO WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE FLYING TOWARD THE WEST. ONE WITNESS SAID, "THE PLANE WAS REALLY LOW. THIS WAS EXCEPTIONALLY LOW." THE WITNESSES SAID THEY WATCHED THE AIRPLANE INITIATE A TURN TO THE NORTH. THE OTHER WITNESS SAID, "IT (THE AIRPLANE) WAS LOW AND SLOW AND THE TURN WAS TIGHT. AS HE LOOKED LIKE HE WAS GOING TO COMPLETE THE TURN, HE WENT STRAIGHT DOWN." THE WITNESS SAID THE AIRPLANE DISAPPEARED INTO THE CORNFIELD. THE WITNESS SAID THEN SHE SAW DUST AND DEBRIS COMING UP FROM THE FIELD. THEY CALLED 9-1-1. BOTH WITNESSES ESTIMATED THE AIRPLANE TO BE APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHEN IT BEGAN TO TURN.                                (-23) N6609G WAS DESTROYED WHEN DURING A TURN, IT ENTERED A SPIN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI02FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA006), Oct 20, 2001: Cessna 150L (N6609G), Union, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining appropriate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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