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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · WSK PZL Mielec M-18 DROMADER · Freeport, IL · August 26, 2011

Date: August 26, 2011 · 12:30 local
Place: Freeport, IL
Airport: Freeport Albertus
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: HNEG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7070L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11LA605
Reported as: WSK PZL Mielec M-18 Dromader
Reported engine: Wsk-Pzl-K PZL ASZ-62IR
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,000 total20 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N7070LRegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2013 · WSK PZL Mielec M-18 DROMADERS/N 1Z009-09 · Built 1982 Airframe modelWSK PZL Mielec M-18 DROMADER Engine modelWsk-Pzl-K PZL ASZ-62IRReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot of N7070L, a Wsk Pzl Mielec, M-18 dromader departed runway 24 at Freeport Albertus (fep) airport at approximately 12:30 CDT on August 26, 2011 to peform agricultural applications in the leaf river, IL area. The aircraft crashed into a corn field approximately 3/4 of a mile south of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed during impact and a post-crash fire. No persons on the ground were injured. The only property damaged on the ground was the corn crops. The pilot sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to rockford, IL for emergency medical treatment.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OF N7070L, A WSK PZL MIELEC, M-18 DROMADER DEPARTED RUNWAY 24 AT FREEPORT ALBERTUS (FEP) AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 CDT ON AUGUST 26, 2011 TO PEFORM AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS IN THE LEAF RIVER, IL AREA. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING IMPACT AND A POST-CRASH FIRE. NO PERSONS ON THE GROUND WERE INJURED. THE ONLY PROPERTY DAMAGED ON THE GROUND WAS THE CORN CROPS. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO ROCKFORD, IL FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT.

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 CEN11LA605Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFreeport, ILThe pilot's decision to operate the airplane with a known defect in the elevator control system that led to his inability to control the airplane during the initial climb.Aug 26, 2011 · Substantial damage