Vanderbeek CHRISTEN EAGLE II N80VB
15 June 2001 · Plainfield, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 June 2001 at about 01:05 local time, a Vanderbeek CHRISTEN EAGLE II registered N80VB was involved in an accident near Plainfield, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plainfield, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Riley's Field (LL51)
- Coordinates
- 41.6092, -88.1999
- Aircraft
- Vanderbeek CHRISTEN EAGLE II
- Registration
- N80VB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Plainfield → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI01FA165
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the improper in-flight planning/decision and the aircraft control not maintained by the pilot. The thunderstorm outflow was a contributing factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was destroyed following an uncontrolled descent into terrain. The pilot was performing aerobatic maneuvers when a reported gust front from convective activity moved through the area at the time of the accident. The pilot did not remember the circumstances leading to the accident but did report that there were no mechanical malfunction failures with the airplane. Postaccident examination of the airplane reveled no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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