# NTSB investigations, IL: On ground/water encounter with terrain/water NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB CHI06CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA129.md): Piper PA-30 · Dongola, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 11, 2006 · N8585Y · Substantial damage > The pilot's intentional maneuver to avoid obstructions at the end of the runway which resulted in the airplane impacting a ditch. The wet grass runway and the ditch were factors. - [NTSB CHI06CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA053.md): Cessna 172R · Morris, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 23, 2005 · N723PG · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper in-flight decision to land with a quartering tailwind and not maintaining directional control. Factors were the quartering tailwind and the snowdrift. - [NTSB CHI05CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA248.md): Piper PA-28-180 · McConnell, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 28, 2005 · N5211L · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight/planning which resulted in the attempted takeoff on the soft airstrip. Factors associated with the accident were the soft terrain, the corn crop, and the inadequate airspeed achieved during the takeoff roll. - [NTSB CHI04LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA298.md): Cessna 208B · Decatur, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 2004 · N276PM · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, and his subsequent selection of a runway for takeoff that was listed as out of service, resulting in a collision with barricades and uneven terrain during takeoff. - [NTSB CHI04CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA160.md): Champion 7FC · Carmi, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 20, 2004 · N7690E · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, his decision to continue the takeoff when the aircraft had left the runway surface, and his selection of unsuitable terrain for the continued takeoff. An additional cause was the… - [NTSB CHI03LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA317.md): Burkhart Grob G102 Club Astir Iiib · Highland, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 2003 · N424BG · Substantial damage > The pilot encountering unsuitable terrain during an off-airport landing. A factor to the accident was the high vegetation. - [NTSB CHI03LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA304.md): Piper PA-22 · Atwood, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2003 · N615A · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to correctly identify the location of the airport. Factors to the accident include the pilot flying while fatigued, which contributed to his misidentification of the runway, and the rough/uneven soybean field. - [NTSB CHI03LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA270.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Hudson, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 2003 · N9187Z · Substantial damage > The pilot failed to abort the takeoff. A factor was the soybean crop. - [NTSB CHI03LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA045.md): Cessna 182S · Alton, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 3, 2003 · N2724R · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing factors were the wet, icy runway conditions and the presence of the snowbank. - [NTSB CHI00FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA027.md): Beech 200 · Chicago, IL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 1999 · N869 · Destroyed > On ground collision with the lake for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB CHI95LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA203.md): Luscombe 8A · Hampshire, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1995 · N2086K · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to attain liftoff speed. A factor in the accident was the ditch. - [NTSB CHI92LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA268.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Harvard, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 1992 · N5029Z · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot in command to align the accident airplane with the centerline of the runway during landing. - [NTSB CHI90LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA018.md): Beech A36 · Lansing, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 1989 · N6736L · Substantial damage > Pilot's poor judgement in electing to taxi across an unmarked area in dark night conditions, at an airport with known construction in progress and the airport management's failure to assure the initial repairs were sufficient to correct the holes made during… - [NTSB CHI87DEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEE07.md): Cessna 172 · Lansing, IL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 6, 1987 · N80379 · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that due to an RPM fluctuation he had diverted to an alternate arpt. He attempted to land on rwy 27 when the wind was from 020 degrees 14 KTS gusting 30 knots. The flap operation was also erratic according to the plt. The acft ran off the… - [NTSB CHI87LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA066.md): Cessna 152 · Lincoln, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 23, 1987 · N48241 · Substantial damage > According to the plt, after landing on rwy 03 at logan county airport, the acft encountered ice on the rwy and the left main gear struck snow that had drifted onto the rwy. The plt stated that the acft then collided with a snowbank and flipped over. The acft… - [NTSB CHI85FA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA385.md): Dassault-Breguet 10 · West Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 1985 · N700DK · Substantial damage > The falcon 10 touched down long and fst on a wet runway, experienced hydroplanning and went off the end of the runway,struck a drainage ditch and collapsed the landing gear. The nose gear came back and bent the throttle quadrant bracket, pulled the fuel… - [NTSB CHI85FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA210.md): Hughes 300 · Joliet, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 26, 1985 · N404Z · Destroyed > The helicopter experienced extreme vertical vibrations while landing from a hover. Inadvertent ground contact during uncontrolled oscillations resulted in destruction of the helicopter. - [NTSB CHI85LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA182.md): Cessna 177RG · Jacksonville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1985 · N7702V · Substantial damage > After completing 14 landings the pilot elected to full stop. He attempted a go around after touchdown & after rolling down part of the rwy. The acft ran off the end of the rwy into a plowed field. - [NTSB CHI85LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA030.md): Moore Quicksilver MX II · Aurora, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1984 · N3998J · Destroyed > Plt landed in open field to tighten his scarf, which had become loose and posed a possible hazard. A second ultralight landed to see of the plt had problems, then departed toward the east, successfuly negotiating a 10 kt x-wind. Plt elected to takeoff in same… - [NTSB CHI84LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA085.md): Cessna 140 · Huntley, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 1984 · N76310 · Substantial damage > The student plt allowed the acft to drift left during takeoff in spite of verbal instructions by the CFI to correct the situation. The acft continued toward a snowbank and the CFI did not take corrective action on the controls in time to avoid a collision… - [NTSB CHI83LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA373.md): Piper PA-32R-301 · Wheeling, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1983 · N29AM · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that he taxied southeast on runway 12L, then turned to taxi northwest on runway 34. During the turn, the left main gear went off the runway and into a hole in the sod. The width of runway 12L is 50 ft and the width of runway 34 is 100 ft. the… - [NTSB CHI83LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA002.md): Piper PA-22 · Romeoville, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1982 · N4434A · Substantial damage > The pilot flew over the airport at night, saw the runway lights and entered the traffic pattern for landing. On final approach, he saw a rotating beacon and thought an aircraft was holding short of the runway. As he continued on final, he saw that the beacon… - [NTSB CHI82DA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA307.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Kankakee, IL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 14, 1982 · N4543F · Substantial damage > Sometime after 2300 on August 14, 1982, the aircraft was taken without authorization from the greater Kankakee airport. The aircraft was discovered in a nearby field some 750 feet from the runway. Markings on runway 04 indicated that approximately 150 feet… - [NTSB CHI82DEE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEE13.md): Cessna 152 · Lansing, IL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 8, 1982 · N65619 · Substantial damage > While on a supervised solo the acft drifted to the left during rollout on rwy 9. The left main gear was caught in snow at the side of the rwy causing the acft to nose into a snowbank. ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql 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 o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 320) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=320&state=IL --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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