CHI89FA173

1989-08-18 · PLAINFIELD, Illinois, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 1C5

Aircraft involved

N9329U Cessna 150M Serious

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWING A PREMATURE LIFT-OFF RESULTING IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO THE TERRAIN.

Factual narrative

ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES TO BE LOW AND TO HAVE THE WINGS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. WITNESSES THEN DESCRIBED THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND IMPACTING THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_CHI89FA173.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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