NTSB investigations, IL

403 cases where NTSB found Aircraft.

Cases per year

20082026
NTSB investigations, IL per year, 2008–2026: 403 cases
200837
200926
201029
201134
201222
201320
201424
201523
201628
201717
201818
201916
202020
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202413
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'IL' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f.\"findingCode\", '01'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CEN26LA229Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Carbondale, ILThe flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during the student pilot’s miscalculated landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and the nose landing gear collapsing.Jun 16, 2026 · N191FS · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA189Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20J · Morris, ILThe pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.May 15, 2026 · N201QM · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA186Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · West Chicago, ILThe pilot’s improper decision to attempt an intersection takeoff and delay to abort the takeoff which resulted in a subsequent runway excursion.May 13, 2026 · N31401 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA131Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportQuad City Challenger · Van Burensburg, ILPropeller separation due to failure of the propeller attachment bolts.Feb 28, 2026 · UNREG · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA083Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Round Lake Park, ILThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a soft-field takeoff and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.Jan 5, 2026 · N101FA · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA074Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPitts S1S · Carbondale, ILA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from an uncommanded change to the fuel servo mixture position due to the improperly installed mixture cable.Dec 31, 2025 · N401MS · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA081Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEla ELA10 · Morris, ILThe pilot’s failure obtain the proper rotor rpm before applying power for the takeoff roll which resulted in a loss of control.Dec 23, 2025 · N396S · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA056Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 195 · Downers Grove, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around.Nov 28, 2025 · N4332V · Substantial damageNTSB CEN26LA007Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna R172 · Mount Carroll, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during a go around in gusty wind conditions.Oct 5, 2025 · N7354V · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA397Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDe Havilland DH82 · Harvard, ILThe pilot’s failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in a collision with cornstalks. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s partially obscured vision due to sun glare.Sep 27, 2025 · UNREG · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA340Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBurkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 Club Astir Iiib · Highland, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in a collision with a parked vehicle.Aug 24, 2025 · N424BG · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA322Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Joliet, ILThe failure of the No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.Aug 14, 2025 · N476SM · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA283Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Hartsburg, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff with a tailwind from a wet turf airstrip.Jul 23, 2025 · N2371V · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA290Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna R182 · Lansing, ILThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to his distraction of other traffic and failure to follow his landing procedures.Jul 22, 2025 · N737HN · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA267Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-402B · Wyoming, ILThe pilot’s failure to attain a positive climb rate due to airplane’s improper takeoff configuration.Jul 15, 2025 · N647RA · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA238Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFlight Design Ctsw · Joliet, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing.Jul 5, 2025 · N646MA · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA202Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSchweizer SGS 1-26C · Hampshire, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain a proper altitude during the approach, which resulted in overshooting the landing area, a runway excursion, and impact with terrain.Jun 1, 2025 · N9839E · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA177Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRolladen-Schneider LS-6B · Hinckley, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the glider during takeoff.May 14, 2025 · N246GC · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA163Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMesserschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 · Hartford, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the initial climb at night from a confined area landing zone, that resulted in an impact with a tree, a loss of control, and a subsequent impact with terrain.Apr 25, 2025 · N880SL · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA090Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRutan Long-EZ · Sparta, ILAn onboard fire for unknown reasons.Feb 1, 2025 · N88LE · DestroyedNTSB CEN25LA085Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Mount Vernon, ILThe pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a collision with terrain.Jan 20, 2025 · N8997W · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25LA078Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportZenith Stol CH750 · Byron, ILThe pilot inadvertently moved the ignition key to the off position and broke the key, which resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.Jan 15, 2025 · N749WJ · Substantial damageNTSB CEN25FA056Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportZenith Zodiac CH601 · Columbia, ILThe pilot’s failure to secure the engine oil filter following maintenance, which resulted in oil starvation, a total loss of engine power, and impact with terrain.Dec 8, 2024 · N9853M · DestroyedNTSB CEN25LA032Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRyan Navion A · Belleville, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff.Oct 19, 2024 · N2341 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA351Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Schaumburg, ILThe flight crew’s fuel mismanagement resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.Sep 11, 2024 · N1429T · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA324Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRans RV8 · Morris, ILThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructors delayed remedial action while landing with a gusty crosswind.Aug 10, 2024 · N348CW · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24FA312Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportEngineering & Research Ercoupe 415-C · Elkhart, ILAn off-airport landing in a soybean field for reasons that could not be determined. Contributing to the severity of the pilot’s injuries and airplane damage was a fire that occurred at an unknown time.Aug 7, 2024 · N3093H · DestroyedNTSB CEN24LA283Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEvektor-Aerotechnik A S Harmony LSA · Cahokia Heights, ILThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout that resulted in a lateral runway excursion and impact with a runway sign.Jul 24, 2024 · N468JA · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA279Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEvolution Revolt · Rochelle, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance during a low-level turn, that resulted in an impact with the ground.Jul 21, 2024 · N798EE · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA276Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206 · Cornland, ILThe pilot was unable to see a wire due to the setting sun and the helicopter subsequently struck the wire.Jul 21, 2024 · N26UK · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA264Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 210 · Mount Vernon, ILThe pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear, resulting in a wheel up landing. Contributing to the accident was the intermittent warning horn which likely did not sound to warn the pilot about the misconfigured landing gear.Jul 12, 2024 · N9776Y · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA261Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT602 · Decatur, ILThe pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll due to the malfunction of the tail wheel locking mechanism.Jul 12, 2024 · N528JC · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA233Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172R · Murphysboro, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.Jun 18, 2024 · N5335G · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA203Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPulsar Super Pulsar · Rochelle, ILA partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.May 25, 2024 · N912GR · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA174Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172M · West Chicago, ILThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an encounter with wind while holding short of the runway.May 2, 2024 · N20095 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA026Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Savoy, ILThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision to ensure that the landing gear was extended.Oct 24, 2023 · N5331N · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA013Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMagni M24 · Mount Sterling, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain gyroplane control on the downwind leg, which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction.Oct 16, 2023 · N90HM · Substantial damageNTSB CEN24LA005Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHelicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 · Cahokia Heights, ILThe student pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control which resulted in impact with the ground.Oct 2, 2023 · N354MH · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA406Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech B200 · Elk Grove Village, ILThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, that resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and a subsequent forced landing. Also causal was the pilot’s decision to go around with minimum fuel.Sep 8, 2023 · N220KW · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA403Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportIsrael Aircraft Industries 1125 Westwind Astra · Wheeling, ILA loss of braking effectiveness during landing for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a runway excursion.Aug 21, 2023 · N39TT · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA372Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPietenpol Aircamper · Hanover, ILThe 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 of engine power for undetermined reasons.Aug 20, 2023 · N929DH · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23FA359Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportVans RV14 · Virden, ILThe pilot/builder’s improper configuration of the canopy latch micro switch, which incorrectly signaled a closed canopy before flight that resulted in an inflight opening of the airplane’s canopy, an upset of the airplane, and a loss of control from which the…Aug 12, 2023 · N6161 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA362Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Harvard, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff that resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with the cornfield.Aug 10, 2023 · N2351A · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23FA340Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportRichards Heavylift Helo UH-1H · Oakdale, ILAn in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.Jul 31, 2023 · N567VF · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA330Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177 · Cortland, ILThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, that resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and a subsequent forced landing.Jul 27, 2023 · N30632 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA317Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Patoka, ILA partial loss of engine power due to the failure of two compressor turbine blades as a result of the engine operating near or above the engine’s operating limits for an undetermined amount of time beyond the recommended engine’s TBO limit, which led to…Jul 22, 2023 · N9892 · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA295Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell UH-1H · Woodlawn, ILThe separation of the tail boom from the fuselage for reasons that could not be determined.Jul 11, 2023 · N900VF · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA216Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRemos G-3/600 · Sugar Grove, ILThe student pilot’s improper flight control inputs and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.Jun 1, 2023 · N133LS · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA256Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172R · Romeoville, ILThe student pilot’s failure to attain/maintain a proper landing flare and failure to perform a go-around that resulted in an impact with the runway.May 23, 2023 · N674MA · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA193Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA32RT · DeKalb, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around in gusting winds. Contributing was the presence of windshear.May 19, 2023 · N442TM · Substantial damage