Hill BUSHBY MUSTANG II N84HM
18 February 1988 · Yorkville, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 February 1988 at about 21:06 local time, a Hill BUSHBY MUSTANG II registered N84HM, operated by Clayton Hill, was involved in an accident near Yorkville, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yorkville, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.6406, -88.4392
- Aircraft
- Hill BUSHBY MUSTANG II
- Registration
- N84HM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Clayton Hill
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Plainfield → Sandwich
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI88DEE02
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
PERFORMANCE OF AEROBATIC MANEUVERS WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE COMING OUT OF A LOOP WHEN IT CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD. DURING IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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