Moon RANS S-14 N43293

Summary

On 7 July 2006 at about 02:00 local time, a Moon RANS S-14 registered N43293 was involved in an accident near Berlin, 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.

Date

7 July 2006 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Berlin, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

39.8006, -89.9478

Aircraft

Moon RANS S-14

Registration

N43293

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Berlin → Berlin

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

CHI06LA178

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane impacted a corn field under unknown circumstances. The pilot was reported missing on the evening of the flight, and the wreckage was located the following morning. The exact time of the accident was not determined. The pilot did not hold either a pilot certificate, or an airman medical certificate. No evidence of a failure of the airframe, flight control system, or engine during the accident flight was found. Visual weather conditions were present on the evening of the accident flight. The pilot's wife reported that he had previous problems with the engine's carburetor, but she believed the problems had been corrected prior to the accident flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.