# Accident 20120715015999A: Sc Iar Sa Brasov IAR 825, Peru, IL, July 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2012, 12:15 local time
- Place: Peru, IL
- Airport: Illinois Valley Regional Airpo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3500° N, 89.1528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3500&lon=-89.1528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N825BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N825BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: SC Iar Sa Brasov IAR 825 (registry code 05621WI, https://openairdocs.org/model/sc-iar-sa-brasov-iar-825) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Walter M601D-11 (registry code 64011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-m601d-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SC IAR SA BRASOV IAR 825
- Reported engine: WALTER M601D-11
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 24,700 total, 10 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA446) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120715015999A

## Narrative

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

PIC OF N825BA WAS ENROUTE FROM OA4 TO OSH FOR THE ANNUAL EAA CONVENTION.PILOT PLANNED TO STOP FOR FUEL AT (VYS) ILLINOIS VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT. DURING DESCENT INTO  VYS THE AIRCARFT LOST POWER AND THE PILOT TRIED AN UNSUCCESSFULL RESTART ATTEMPT.THE AIRCRAFT CRASH - LANDED  APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF VYS AIRPORT IN A CORN FIELD. N825BA RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING.NO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND WERE INJURED OR DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN12LA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA446), Jul 15, 2012: SC Iar Sa Brasov IAR 825 (N825BA), Peru, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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