What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Friday 05 July 2019, at or about 1315 CST, a Beech A36, N1809S, crashed in a wheat field 6 miles south of kankakee valley airport after suspected engine power loss. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and post crash fire on right wing and door only. The
Accident was not reported to the operation centers until approximately 1645 CST. The initial report to the springfield (spi) flight standards district office (FSDO), was of
3 Serious injuries. Spi FSDO dispatched inspector privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted to the accident site for preliminary investigation at 0500 on Saturday, 06 July 2019. Inspectors were notified, upon arrival at the accident site by the iroquois county sheriff?s
Department, that 1 passenger died at the hospital overnight. The pilot and surviving passenger are still hospitalized. The spi FSDO has contacted the NTSB who was enroute to the crash site.
As the FAA filed it
ON FRIDAY 05 JULY 2019, AT OR ABOUT 1315 CST, A BEECH A36, N1809S, CRASHED IN A WHEAT FIELD 6 MILES SOUTH OF KANKAKEE VALLEY AIRPORT AFTER SUSPECTED ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND POST CRASH FIRE ON RIGHT WING AND DOOR ONLY. THE
ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE OPERATION CENTERS UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 1645 CST. THE INITIAL REPORT TO THE SPRINGFIELD (SPI) FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO), WAS OF
3 SERIOUS INJURIES. SPI FSDO DISPATCHED INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO THE ACCIDENT SITE FOR PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AT 0500 ON SATURDAY, 06 JULY 2019. INSPECTORS WERE NOTIFIED, UPON ARRIVAL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE BY THE IROQUOIS COUNTY SHERIFF?S
DEPARTMENT, THAT 1 PASSENGER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT. THE PILOT AND SURVIVING PASSENGER ARE STILL HOSPITALIZED. THE SPI FSDO HAS CONTACTED THE NTSB WHO WAS ENROUTE TO THE CRASH SITE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.