- Date
- August 21, 1982, 13:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Plainfield Twp, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N68099Mustang II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820821039789A
- Case key
- 72248
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Aerobatics - performedCause
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Analysis
Aircraft came down vertically rolling. Just before ground contact or at about 200 feet rolling slowed and aircraft continued descent to terrain contact. No malfunction noted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68099
- Reported as
- Mustang II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- M-11250
- Airframe hours
- 623
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charley H. Smith
- Registered owner
- Charley H. Smith
- Departed
- Joliet, IL
- Destination
- Plainfield, IL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DPA, 12 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.