# Accident 20110731018279A: Morrison John K E-RACER, Big Rock, IL, July 31, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2011, 07:45 local time
- Place: Big Rock, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7592° N, 88.5144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7592&lon=-88.5144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345JM-2017-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morrison John K E-RACER (registry code 05625QT, https://openairdocs.org/model/morrison-john-k-e-racer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-A1D5 (registry code 42324, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-a1d5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MORRISON JOHN K E-RACER
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA537) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110731018279A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE AURORA AIRPORT (ARR) IN SUGAR GROVE ILLINOIS.  THE PILOT REPORTED HIGH CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE AND WANTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.  DURING HIS TURN BACK TO (ARR) THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE STALLED AND CONTACTED ELECTRICAL POWER WIRES WITH THE RIGHT WING IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.  THEREWAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN11FA537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA537), Jul 31, 2011: Morrison E-RACER (N345JM), Big Rock, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after experiencing excessive engine cylinder head temperatures during the initial flight test of the experimental amateur-built airplane.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.