# Accident 20061120027869A: Piper PA28235, Wellington, IL, November 20, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2006, 23:23 local time
- Place: Wellington, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5614° N, 87.7461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5614&lon=-87.7461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8990W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8990W-2007-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061120027869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 20, 2006, AT 1725 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-235, N8990W, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN NEAR WELLINGTON, IL. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ILLINOIS VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT (VYS), PERU, IL, ABOUT 1650. THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS GREENWOOD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (HFY), INDIANAPOLIS, IN.

## 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 CHI07FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA026), Nov 20, 2006: Piper PA-28-235 (N8990W), Wellington, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Spatial disorientation experienced by the pilot while attempting to visually locate traffic during cruise flight, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. Contributing factors were the…

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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