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.
While taking off on the grass runway, (36) at benoit field (IL78) in Kankakee IL. Around 1130 CST , the aircraft lifted off but failed to climb out of ground effect, and settled back down into a corn field at the end of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TAKING OFF ON THE GRASS RUNWAY, (36) AT BENOIT FIELD (IL78) IN KANKAKEE IL. AROUND 1130 CST , THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF BUT FAILED TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT, AND SETTLED BACK DOWN INTO A CORN FIELD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.