# NTSB CHI80FEV07: American AA-1B, N6245L, Charleston, IL, November 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1979
- Place: Charleston, IL · CHARLESTON, IL
- Location: 39.4848° N, 88.1776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4848&lon=-88.1776&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 2008
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEV07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3009  79/11/22 NR.CHARLESTON,IL      AMERICAN AA-1B      CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 7 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N6245L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLES COUNTRY MEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,IL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6245L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6245L-1980-12-29), registration cancelled 1980-12-29, S/N AA1B-0045 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN AA-1B
- Registry model: [American AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (registry code 0630820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Coles Country Mem

## 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 19791122033029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791122033029A), Nov 22, 1979: Gulstm AA1B, Charleston, IL, Destroyed. Student pilot took off into adverse weather. Lost control of aircraft on climb. Crashed one mile from airport.

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.

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