Boeing A75N1 N52551

Summary

On 7 September 2005 at about 13:10 local time, a Boeing A75N1 registered N52551 was involved in an accident near Ellisville, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 September 2005 at 13:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Ellisville, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

40.6047, -90.2875

Aircraft

Boeing A75N1

Registration

N52551

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Galesburg → Litchfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI05CA256

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power due to the failure of the number four connecting rod. A factor to the accident was the soybean crop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane nosed over during a forced landing after a loss of engine power during cruise flight. The pilot reported that he heard a "real loud bang" and the airplane began "shaking with [unbalanced] engine." The pilot stated that he secured the engine, and performed a forced landing into a soybean field. The pilot reported that the soybean plants wrapped around the main landing gear, causing the airplane to nose over. A post-accident inspection of the engine revealed that the number four connecting rod had fractured.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.