- Date
- March 8, 1986, 15:56 local (21:56 UTC)
- Place
- Lafox, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N72MACessna 172MN2544XCessna 206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19860308070561A19860308070562A
- Case key
- 13247
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Analysis
An instructor plt (cfi/cfii) & his student (pvt single eng rated plt) were on an instructional flt in a Cessna 172, N72MA. The student had rrecently been taking instrument flt training & had a hood for use on this flt. Prior to the acdnt. The Cessna 172 was proceeding generally on a se hdg as if to intercept the ILS rwy 10 localizer for the du page arpt. At about the same time, a Cessna 206, N2544X, was proceeding inbound twd the du page arpt from the west at an alt of 2500 ft MSL. Subsequently, the two acft converged & collided about 2 mi west of the outer marker/final apch fix & aprx 1/4 mi south of the localizer course line. The min alt for the ILS apch in that area was 2600 ft MSL until inter- cepting the glide slope. During the acdnt, the nose gear of the Cessna 206 & the empennage of the Cessna 172 collided. The Cessna 172 went out of control & crashed in a steep dscnt. The Cessna 206 continued flying & was landed without a nose gear. Neither flt had requested nor were provided radar sepn.
An instructor plt (cfi/cfii) & his student (pvt single eng rated plt) were on an instructional flt in a Cessna 172, N72MA. The student had recently been taking instrument flt training & had a hood for use on this flt. Prior to the acdnt, the Cessna 172 was proceeding generally on a se hdg as if to intercept the ILS rwy 10 localizer for the du page arpt. At about the same time, a Cessna 206, N2544X, was proceeding inbound twd the du page arpt from the west at an alt of 2500 ft MSL. Subsequently, the two acft converged & collided about 2 mi west of the outer marker/final apch fix & aprx 1/4 mi south of the localizer course line. The min alt for the ILS apch in that area was 2600 ft MSL until inter- cepting the glide slope. During the acdnt, the nose gear of the Cessna 206 & the empennage of the Cessna 172 collided. The Cessna 172 went out of control & crashed in a steep dscnt. The Cessna 206 continued flying & was landed without a nose gear. Neither flt had requested nor were provided radar sepn.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N72MA
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17264918
- Airframe hours
- 1,830
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael F. Schwartz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 13, 1985 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- DPA · West Chicago, IL
- Airport
- DPA · Du Page, runway 10, 4,001 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N2544X
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P206-0044
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Pelland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 17, 1985 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- DKB · Dekalb, IL
- Destination
- DPA · West Chicago, IL
- Airport
- DPA · Du Page, runway 10, 4,001 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N72MA
- Age
- 49
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,050 total · 25 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N2544X
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 371 total · 150 in this make and model · 269 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 18 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.