Oostdik M-18-X N53TW
18 October 2003 · Pana, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 October 2003 at about 17:30 local time, a Oostdik M-18-X registered N53TW was involved in an accident near Pana, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pana, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private field (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 39.5342, -89.3278
- Aircraft
- Oostdik M-18-X
- Registration
- N53TW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pana → Taylorville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- CHI04LA016
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's attention was diverted to a person on the ground which resulted in his failure to maintain altitude/clearance with trees . A contributing factor to the accident were trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
An experimental amateur-built airplane collided with trees during takeoff from a private airstrip. The pilot was waving to his brother on initial climb out when the airplane made contact with trees and impacted the terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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