Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-181 N6897C

26 June 1985 · Kankakee, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 June 1985 at about 00:40 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N6897C, operated by Illini Aviation, was involved in an accident near Kankakee, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Kankakee, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Greater Kankakee (IKK)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-181
Registration
N6897C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Illini Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Champaign → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI85LA255

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRCRAFT WHILE CLEARING THE RUNWAY, SHOT WIDE OF THE TAXIWAY TAXIING ONTO THE GRASS AND INTO A CULVERT WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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