Waco Classic YMF-F5C N113KJ

Summary

On 18 June 2011 at about 23:30 local time, a Waco Classic YMF-F5C registered N113KJ, operated by Central Illinois Air Corp, was involved in an accident near Charleston, Illinois, United States. One person was 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

18 June 2011 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Charleston, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

39.4903, -88.1764

Aircraft

Waco Classic YMF-F5C

Registration

N113KJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Central Illinois Air Corp

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mattoon → Mattoon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA400

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain to take off after making a precautionary landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot performed a precautionary landing to a field due to a rough running engine. After the landing, he decided that the airplane was airworthy, and attempted to take off from a nearby gravel road. During the takeoff roll, the airplane's left wing dragged in the high grass that bordered both sides of the road which caused the airplane to cartwheel approximately 180 degrees. The landing gear span on the airplane was approximately 8 feet, the road was approximately 15 feet wide, and the wingspan was about 25 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.