# Accident 20230820015989A: Helsper Daniel W PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, Hanover, IL, August 20, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2023, 08:42 local time
- Place: Hanover, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2893° N, 90.2933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2893&lon=-90.2933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N929DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N929DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helsper Daniel W PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER (registry code 05629G1, https://openairdocs.org/model/helsper-daniel-w-pietenpol-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ford CONVERSION (registry code 26701, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ford-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELSPER DANIEL W PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER
- Reported engine: FORD CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230820015989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED MONTICELLO REGIONAL AIRPORT (MXO) ENROUTE TO POPLAR GROVE AIRPORT (C77) ON A PLEASURE TRIP. ABOUT 45 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORTH OF HANOVER, IL. THE PILOT WAS ALONE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN23LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA372), Aug 20, 2023: Pietenpol Aircamper (N929DH), Hanover, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during an attempted forced landing at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the loss…

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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