Swearingen T R/Masters W RAND KR 2 N7016M

Summary

On 29 November 2007 at about 22:30 local time, a Swearingen T R/Masters W RAND KR 2 registered N7016M was involved in an accident near Benton, 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

29 November 2007 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Benton, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Benton Municipal Airport (H96)

Coordinates

38.0067, -88.9344

Aircraft

Swearingen T R/Masters W RAND KR 2

Registration

N7016M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Benton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI08LA046

1 person died.

The reason for this accident is undetermined.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Recorded global positioning system (GPS) data showed that the airplane had made multiple flights within the airport traffic pattern prior to the accident. After landing, the airplane then made two aborted takeoffs. After each aborted takeoff, the airplane was taxied off of the runway onto the mid-field taxiway before returning to the runway. On the final takeoff, the airplane proceeded past the end of the runway and executed a 180 degree turn before the end of the GPS data. The last recorded position of the airplane coincided with the accident location. The airplane came to rest in a nose low position. During subsequent examination of the wreckage, no anomalies were found with respect to the airplane, its control system, or engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.