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FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Bartlet, IL · July 3, 2015

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Date
July 3, 2015 · 15:47 local
Place
Bartlet, IL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N62681
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15FA289
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
205 total
N62681Registration cancelled Jun 23, 2016 · Cessna 172PS/N 17275323 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna 172PEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N62681, a CE-172P, reported inbound to dupage airport with the current automatic terminal information service, information ?papa?. The pilot reported a ?rudder problem? And stated that he was going to ?play around? And would advise inbound. Dupage air traffic control tower asked N62681 if he needed assistance. N62681 declined assistance and did not declare an emergency.

Dupage air traffic control attempted to reestablish radio communication with N62681, however was unsuccessful. Subsequently, the aircraft impacted the ground in a forest preserve located in bartlett, Illinois. The aircraft was destroyed. The sole occupant of the aircraft sustained fatal injuries. The main wreckage was found approximately 30 feet from the point of impact. The left wing was found crushed at the point of impact. The right wing separated from the fuselage but remained intact.

Post-accident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies.

The weather at the time of the accident was as follows:

Kdpa 031952Z 06005KT 10SM SCT047 24/13 A2994 rmk AO2 SLP136 T02440128

Kdpa 032105Z 33004KT 10SM FEW050 26/13 A2993 rmk AO2 T02560133

As the FAA filed it

N62681, A CE-172P, REPORTED INBOUND TO DUPAGE AIRPORT WITH THE CURRENT AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE, INFORMATION ?PAPA?. THE PILOT REPORTED A ?RUDDER PROBLEM? AND STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO ?PLAY AROUND? AND WOULD ADVISE INBOUND. DUPAGE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER ASKED N62681 IF HE NEEDED ASSISTANCE. N62681 DECLINED ASSISTANCE AND DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

DUPAGE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ATTEMPTED TO REESTABLISH RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH N62681, HOWEVER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FOREST PRESERVE LOCATED IN BARTLETT, ILLINOIS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT. THE LEFT WING WAS FOUND CRUSHED AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE BUT REMAINED INTACT.

POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR ANOMALIES.

THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS AS FOLLOWS:

KDPA 031952Z 06005KT 10SM SCT047 24/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02440128

KDPA 032105Z 33004KT 10SM FEW050 26/13 A2993 RMK AO2 T02560133

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 CEN15FA289Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBartlett, ILThe pilot’s loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the airplane did not reveal any preimpact abnormalities.Jul 3, 2015 · Destroyed

Other reports on N62681 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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