- Date
- September 25, 1982, 20:45 local (Sep 26, 1982, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Sugargrove, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2676ACessna 340A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820926048829A
- Case key
- 72751
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Weather condition - rainFactor
Weather condition - fogFactor
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
FatigueFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Aircraft collided with terrain after a missed approach in a descending turn left wing hit the ground first. Aircraft broke up and caught fire. No malfunctions found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2676A
- Reported as
- Cessna 340A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340A0761
- Airframe hours
- 548
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Mott Corporation
- Registered owner
- Mott Corporation
- Departed
- Cleveland, OH
- Destination
- Aurora, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ARR · Aurora, runway 36, 3,200 × 75 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,484 total · 495 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.