# Accident 20141026018339A: Huebbe Mark M SONEX HB, Gillespie, IL, October 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2014, 15:50 local time
- Place: Gillespie, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1201° N, 90.0395° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1201&lon=-90.0395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N244HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244HB-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Huebbe Mark M SONEX HB (registry code 05628VQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/huebbe-mark-m-sonex-hb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUEBBE MARK M SONEX HB
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR VOLKSWAGON
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141026018339A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER REPORTS THAT ENGINE FAILED ENROUTE. PILOT ATTEMPTED OFF FIELD LANDING BUT OVERSHOT INTENDED LANDING AREA, ENTERED STANDING CORN, AND FLIPPED OVER. ANALYSIS OF ENGINE DETERMINED CONNECTING ROD SIEZED ON CRANKSHAFT CAUSING CRANKSHAFT BREAKAGE AND CAMSHAFT BREAKAGE.

## 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 CEN15LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA028), Oct 26, 2014: Huebbe Sonex HB (N244HB), Plainview, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to a fatigue fracture of the crankshaft, which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.

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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