# NTSB CHI03LA010: Cessna 150M, N7XC, Kincaid, IL, October 21, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 21, 2002, 16:34 local (21:34 UTC) - Place: Kincaid, IL - Coordinates: 39.588611, -89.414443 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5886&lon=-89.4144&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report March 30, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - Springfield FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 55917 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA010 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55917/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA010 ## Probable cause The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the terrain during the aerobatic maneuver. A factor to the accident was the pilot being impaired by alcohol. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerobatics - attempted, pilot in command (cause) - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (contributing factor) - altitude/clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot attempted an aerobatic maneuver and impacted the terrain. The pilot said he was on a "recreational flight" near his residence when the accident occurred. The pilot stated the airplane stalled when he was making a "maneuvering turn." The pilot reported the airplane was "to near ground to effect recovery." Several witnesses to the accident described the airplane performing an aerobatic maneuver when the accident occurred. Several witnesses reported the pilot's breath smelled of alcohol and he was acting "confused" after the accident. Two witnesses said the pilot was "intoxicated." The pilot was transported to a hospital and samples were collected for toxicology testing. A blood alcohol test, performed approximately two hours after the accident, tested positive for ethanol. The blood alcohol level was reported as 0.270%. ## Factual narrative On October 21, 2002, 1634 central daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N7XC, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during an in-flight collision with the terrain while attempting an aerobatic flight maneuver near Kincaid, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot sustained serious injuries. The local flight departed from a field near Kincaid, Illinois, at 1515. According to the pilot's written statement, he was on a "recreational flight" near his residence when the accident occurred. The pilot stated the airplane stalled when he was making a "maneuvering turn." The pilot reported the airplane was "to near ground to effect recovery." Several witnesses to the accident described the airplane performing an aerobatic maneuver when the accident occurred. Several witnesses reported the pilot's breath smelled of alcohol and he was acting "confused" after the accident. Two witnesses said the pilot was "intoxicated." The pilot was transported to a hospital and samples were collected for toxicology testing. A blood alcohol test, performed at 1840, tested positive for ethanol. The blood alcohol level was reported as 0.270%. ## Aircraft - Registration: N7XC (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150M - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1507899 - Airframe hours: 5635 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert Derrell Penrod - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, June 3, 2002, 20 hours before - Departed: PVT, Kincaid, IL - Destination: PVT, Kincaid, IL ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review January 27, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 400 total, 50 in this make and model, 350 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: TAZ, 5 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20021021033709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021021033709A), Oct 21, 2002: Cessna 150M, Kincaid, IL, Destroyed. (-23) At approximately 4:34 pm CDT on October 21, 2002 witnesses on the ground observed a Cessna 150 performing low level aerobatics. During one of these… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.