Skip to content

CHI92LA288

1992-09-23 · BELVIDERE, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport C77

Current FAA registration · N1943H

Make / Model
BOEING B75N1
Engine
CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19900706
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A179D0

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES DURING THE ABORTED LANDING. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 12, THEN 'ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND TO PREVENT GROUND LOOP.' THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING AND DID NOT GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR A STAND OF TREES. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TREES, SPUN AROUND AND CAME TO REST, NOSE DOWN, IN A CORN FIELD. THE PILOT PURCHASED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, AND REPORTED 18 HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92LA288.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

Search this event elsewhere

External sources are reported, not agency: signal that something happened, not fact about what happened.