# Accident 20250419004219A: Cessna 180G, Trilla, IL, April 19, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2025, 10:15 local time
- Place: Trilla, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3742° N, 88.3635° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3742&lon=-88.3635&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4679U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4679U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180G (registry code 2072616, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 229 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250419004219A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 19 AT 1016 CENTRAL TIME, CESSNA 180G WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN NEAR TRILLA, IL. ABOARD WAS 1 PRIVATE PILOT WITH 3 PASSENGERS THAT DEPARTED FROM M21 (GREENVILLE, KY). ALL 4 OCCUPANTS WERE FATAL ON IMPACT.  WEATHER IN TRILLA WAS (IMC) RAIN/MISTING WITH 500FT CEILINGS. PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT HAVE AN INSTURMENT RATING. ADS-B SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT AT 2000FT PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. LOCAL WITNESS STATED THAT THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE REVING, AS IF THE PLANE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB AT THE END OF A LOW PASS FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF AN EXPLOSION. ACCIDENT WAS HIGH ANGLE HIGH IMPACT WITH DEBRIS PATH APPROXIMATELY 100 FT ALONG 227 DEGREE HEADING.

## 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 ERA25FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA179), Apr 19, 2025: Cessna 180 (N4679U), Trilla, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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