# Accident 20070810022639A: Golden CHIEF, Hinesboro, IL, August 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2007, 16:30 local time
- Place: Hinesboro, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6306° N, 88.1306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6306&lon=-88.1306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Golden Eagle CHIEF (registry code 3840102, https://openairdocs.org/model/golden-eagle-chief) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ken Royce 7 series (registry code 37001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ken-royce-7-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOLDEN CHIEF
- Reported engine: KENROY 7SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070810022639A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI07CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA276), Aug 10, 2007: Golden Eagle Chief (N68N), Hindsboro, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N68N (1)

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

- [Accident 20170903014069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170903014069A), Sep 3, 2017: Golden Eagle CHIEF (N68N), Mt Zion, IL, Substantial damage. On 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…

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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