What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N471BB piloted by privacy data omitted departed runway 36 at Aurora airport, Sugar Grove, Illinois, when it then impacted the ground in a cornfield north of runway 36. Current ATIS report at the time of the accident was 1352Z 160009KT 9SM SCT250 26/21 A2987. According to air traffic control tapes privacy data omitted requested to depart runway 36 with a tailwind. The aircraft was cleared for take-off. According to privacy data omitted the aircraft lifted-off half way down the runway, he retracted the gear, the engine started to run rough and he attempted to land in the cornfield just north of runway 36. There were no injuries, but the aircraft damage was substantial. No mechnical abnormalities were found with the aircraft, engine or propeller. The propeller was under power when it impacted the ground. A witness who was holding short of runway 18 for departure stated that N471BB was only 30-40 feet above the ground when it flew past him and then went into the cornfield. He stated that the engine sounded normal and was producing power.
As the FAA filed it
N471BB PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 AT AURORA AIRPORT, SUGAR GROVE, ILLINOIS, WHEN IT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A CORNFIELD NORTH OF RUNWAY 36. CURRENT ATIS REPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 1352Z 160009KT 9SM SCT250 26/21 A2987. ACCORDING TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TAPES ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REQUESTED TO DEPART RUNWAY 36 WITH A TAILWIND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE-OFF. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED-OFF HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, HE RETRACTED THE GEAR, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN THE CORNFIELD JUST NORTH OF RUNWAY 36. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL. NO MECHNICAL ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINE OR PROPELLER. THE PROPELLER WAS UNDER POWER WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. A WITNESS WHO WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 18 FOR DEPARTURE STATED THAT N471BB WAS ONLY 30-40 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHEN IT FLEW PAST HIM AND THEN WENT INTO THE CORNFIELD. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL AND WAS PRODUCING POWER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.