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CHI89LA077

1989-04-25 · CAHOKIA, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CPS

N5498B has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (WINN MICHAEL SKYSTR KITFOX 4-1200, built 1996), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE STUDENT PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE CROSSWIND AND THE STUDENT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT WAS LANDING ON RWY 30 WITH A X-WIND FROM 190 DEG AT 9 KTS. HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT & IT SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_CHI89LA077.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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