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CHI87FA040

1986-12-02 · HANNA CITY, Illinois, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PIA

N9210M has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (MAULE MX-7-180, built 1991), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES AND CRASHED TWO MILES FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY ON FINAL APPROACH GROUND TRACK AFTER BEING CLEARED FOR AN ILS APPROACH. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE END OF A THREE LEG CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM THE BAHAMAS WHICH BEGAN APRX 8 1/2 HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. MUCH OF THE FLYING TIME DURING THIS TRIP WAS IN IFR CONDITIONS. THE PILOT WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE LOCAL AREA AND HAD FLOWN THE ILS APPROACH IN QUESTION MANY TIMES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI87FA040.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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