# NTSB CHI82FA366: Cessna 340A, N2676A, Sugargrove, IL, September 26, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: September 25, 1982, 20:45 local (Sep 26, 1982, 01:45 UTC)
- Place: Sugargrove, IL
- Location: 41.7774° N, 88.4465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugar Grove, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7774&lon=-88.4465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FA366
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72751/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA366

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, missed approach (ifr)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - fatigue, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, missed approach (ifr)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 340A0761
- Airframe hours: 548
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 62; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820926048829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820926048829A), Sep 26, 1982: Cessna 340A, Sugar Grove, IL, Destroyed. Missed approach then made a 90 degree turn over airport and flew into ground. Possibly attempted visual approach.

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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