# Accident 20170903014069A: Golden Eagle CHIEF, Mt Zion, IL, September 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2017, 16:15 local time
- Place: Mt Zion, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7442° N, 88.9194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7442&lon=-88.9194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Golden Eagle CHIEF (registry code 3840102, https://openairdocs.org/model/golden-eagle-chief) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ken Royce 7 series (registry code 37001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ken-royce-7-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOLDEN EAGLE CHIEF
- Reported engine: KEN ROYCE 7 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170903014069A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2017, ABOUT 1615 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GOLDEN EAGLE CHIEF, N68N, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT NOSED OVER IN A BEAN FIELD NEAR MT. ZION, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE WERE NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MACOMB (MQB), ILLINOIS, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO MATTOON, (MTO), ILLINOIS.

THE PILOT TOLD INSPECTORS THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HIS FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT IT WAS A FUEL ISSUE. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK. THERE WAS FUEL IN THE TANKS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 CEN17LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA338), Sep 3, 2017: Golden Eagle Chief (N68N), Mt. Zion, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N68N (1)

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

- [Accident 20070810022639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070810022639A), Aug 10, 2007: Golden CHIEF (N68N), Hinesboro, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he was 15 minutes north of mattoon airport at 1000 feet enroute rantoul, IL, when the engine started sputtering and losing power. Pilot…

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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