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| Date: | Monday 25 May 1998 |
| Time: | 21:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Littlefield Aeroplane Corp. |
| Registration: | N24743 |
| MSN: | 3415 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5886 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Morris, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (C09) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses reported seeing an airplane flying at low altitudes, 100 to 300 feet agl, prior to the accident. One witness reported the airplane was flying like a cropduster. The airplane completed two circles between 200 to 300 feet agl over a farmstead where family members of the pilot were having a gathering. The airplane proceeded west. It was observed climbing up and then entered a right bank. It then impacted the ground in a right wing down, nose low attitude in a wheat field. The wreckage path was about 50 feet long on a 030 magnetic heading. The propeller had separated from the propeller shaft. A witness described the maneuver as similar to a wingover, but the other turns observed were described as normal banked turns. Neither the pilot-in command of the flight, nor the manipulator of the controls at the time of the accident could be determined. The flight controls and engine exhibited continuity.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during low altitude flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98FA172
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 07-Apr-2024 11:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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