Cessna 177RG N1564H

Summary

On 11 August 2012 at about 16:50 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N1564H was involved in an accident near Litchfield, 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.

Date

11 August 2012 at 16:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Litchfield, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Litchfield Municipal Airport (3LF)

Coordinates

39.1625, -89.6747

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N1564H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alton → Litchfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA541

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing and the subsequent aborted landing.

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

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The pilot aborted the landing after the airplane veered off the runway and was headed toward airport lighting equipment. However, the airplane stalled during the initial climb and impacted a bean field. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.