Golden Eagle CHIEF N68N
10 August 2007 · Hindsboro, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 2007 at about 21:30 local time, a Golden Eagle CHIEF registered N68N was involved in an accident near Hindsboro, Illinois, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hindsboro, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.6306, -88.1306
- Aircraft
- Golden Eagle CHIEF
- Registration
- N68N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mattoon/Charles → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI07CA276
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to the number seven cylinder's separation during cruise and the crops encountered during the forced landing leading to the airplane nosing over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane nosed over on impact with terrain and crops during a forced landing following an in-flight loss of engine power. An examination of the airplane's engine revealed a separation of its number seven cylinder.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2017 | Golden Eagle CHIEF | Mt. Zion, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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