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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Golden CHIEF · Hinesboro, IL · August 10, 2007

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Date
August 10, 2007 · 16:30 local
Place
Hinesboro, IL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N68N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07CA276
Reported as
Golden Chief
Reported engine
KENROY 7SERIES
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total60 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N68NRegistered now · Golden Eagle CHIEFS/N 803Airframe modelGolden Eagle CHIEFEngine modelKen Royce 7 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated that he was 15 minutes north of mattoon airport at 1000 feet enroute rantoul, IL, when the engine started sputtering and losing power. Pilot applied carb heat to no avail. By now the engine was still running but not producing enough power to sustain flight. Pilot landed aircraft in bean field and on roll out the aircraft flipped over onto its back crushing the vertical stab and rudder as well as breaking the wooden propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS 15 MINUTES NORTH OF MATTOON AIRPORT AT 1000 FEET ENROUTE RANTOUL, IL, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING AND LOSING POWER. PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT TO NO AVAIL. BY NOW THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH POWER TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN BEAN FIELD AND ON ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK CRUSHING THE VERTICAL STAB AND RUDDER AS WELL AS BREAKING THE WOODEN PROPELLER.

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 CHI07CA276Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHindsboro, ILThe loss of engine power due to the number seven cylinder's separation during cruise and the crops encountered during the forced landing leading to the airplane nosing over.Aug 10, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N68N · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20170903014069ACruise/Level Flight · Mt Zion, ILOn September 3, 2017, about 1615 central daylight time, a Golden Eagle Chief, N68N, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it nosed over in a bean field near mt. Zion, Illinois. The pilot and passenger on board the airplane were not…Sep 3, 2017 · Substantial damage