Grumman AA-5B N28774

Summary

On 2 September 1988 at about 03:00 local time, a Grumman AA-5B registered N28774, operated by Keegan, Richard J., was involved in an accident near Schaumburg, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 September 1988 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Schaumburg (06C)

Coordinates

42.0606, -88.2004

Aircraft

Grumman AA-5B

Registration

N28774

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Keegan, Richard J.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Milwaukee → Schaumburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI88LA229

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING AN ATTEMPTED NIGHT LANDING AT AN AIRPORT WITH INOPERATIVE PILOT-CONTROLLED RUNWAY LIGHTS, THE PILOT MADE A SERIES OF LOW PASSES (APPROXIMATELY 6 PASSES) BEFORE TRYING TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TOP OF A TREE LOCATED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT OF THE EXTENDED RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO BRUSHY TERRAIN. THE INOPERATIVE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE PROPERLY NOTAMED AND THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A PREFLIGHT BRIEFING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.