Benson SORRELL SNS-7 N60SV

Summary

On 29 August 1999 at about 16:45 local time, a Benson SORRELL SNS-7 registered N60SV was involved in an accident near Mt. Vernon, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 August 1999 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Mt. Vernon, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Mt. Vernon (MVN)

Coordinates

38.3108, -88.9103

Aircraft

Benson SORRELL SNS-7

Registration

N60SV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Creve Couer → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA335

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while landing on runway 23 a quartering crosswind from the left lifted the tail of the airplane to the right. The airplane rotated 360 degrees and the right main landing gear collapsed. The pilot reported local winds at the time of the accident were from 150 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 18 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.