# Accident 20150821013509A: Cessna 172, Martinville, IL, August 21, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2015, 07:30 local time
- Place: Martinville, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3501° N, 88.9852° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3501&lon=-88.9852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8265B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8265B-2015-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 229 total, 199 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150821013509A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLEW NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL FOR 300 FEET WHILE TOUCHING THE TOP OF THE BEAN PLANTS IN A BEAN FIELD WITH HIS LEFT AND NOSE GEAR BEFORE SUDDENLY IMPACTING THE GROUND AT A 34 DEGREE ANGLE AND ENDING UPSIDE DOWN IN THE FIELD 100 FEET NORTH OF IMPACT.  THE AIRMAN SUSTAINED FATAL INJURY ON IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

## 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 CEN15FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA378), Aug 21, 2015: Cessna 172 (N8265B), Martinville, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain clearance from 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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