Jerry Cox GOLDWING N85JC

Summary

On 24 May 1986 at about 23:15 local time, a Jerry Cox GOLDWING registered N85JC, operated by Jerry L. COX, was involved in an accident near Mattoon, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 May 1986 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Mattoon, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

39.4699, -88.3595

Aircraft

Jerry Cox GOLDWING

Registration

N85JC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jerry L. COX

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mattoon → Mattoon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI86FEV02

1 person was seriously injured.

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 ACFT WAS CIRCLING A RACETRACK AT A RELATIVELY LOW ALT, DESCRIBED AS BETWEEN 800-1500 FT AGL, WITH THE ENG THROTTLED BACK. DURING A SUBSEQUENT STEEP BANK TO THE LEFT WHILE ACCELERATING THE LEFT WING FAILED AND THE ACFT CRASHED INTO THE TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.