Cessna 172 N6300E

Summary

On 14 April 1998 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6300E was involved in an accident near Barrington Hill, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 April 1998 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Barrington Hill, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

42.1496, -88.1203

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N6300E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA122

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush and subsequent in-flight collision with trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he began his takeoff at the north end of a farm field with rolling terrain. He said the airplane lifted off after a 1,000-foot ground roll. When the airplane had climbed to a pilot-estimated 150-2oo-feet above the ground the pilot said the airplane the airplane '...started to fall out of the sky... .' The STOL-equipped airplane collided with telephone wires, trees and the ground. The flight instructor-rated passenger confirmed the pilot s version of what occurred. The rear seat passenger said the airplane lost lift when it turned to the left as it approached rising terrain. The passenger said the airplane crashed shortly thereafter. The on-scene investigation revealed no mechanical anomalies with the airplane or powerplant that would prevent normal flight. Tire tracks in the 6 to 8-inch high grass showed a takeoff roll of about 1,500-feet. The path through the tree's that the airplane collided with was 90-degrees to the tire tracks.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.