Cessna 172 N8207B
23 August 1987 · Baileyville, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 August 1987 at about 21:18 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8207B was involved in an accident near Baileyville, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Baileyville, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.1790, -89.5890
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N8207B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Baileyville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI87FA195
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
WHILE PERFORMING A LOW LEVEL (300-400' ABOVE THE GROUND) FLIGHT SEARCH FOR A REMOTE CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT THAT HAD BEEN LOST DURING FLIGHT, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A 'TIGHT LEFT TURN', AND THEN THE NOSE SUDDENLY DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO A CORNFIELD IN A 50-60 DEGREE NOSE DOWN, RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | Prospect, Oregon, United States | Robert W. Baucum | No injuries | - |
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| 6 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1987 | Cessna 172P | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172M | Marietta, Georgia, United States | U.s. Navy Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172 | Baxley, Georgia, United States | Eugene Youmans | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1987 | Cessna T210N | Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150H | Tinley Park, Illinois, United States | Alan D. Gjerbe | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150M | Pontiac, Illinois, United States | J. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-30B | Decatur, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1987 | Cessna 337 | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-180 | Danville, Illinois, United States | Anthony Thompson | No injuries | - |