Nappi Tito C LANCAIR 235M N18TN

Summary

On 26 June 2012 at about 12:37 local time, a Nappi Tito C LANCAIR 235M registered N18TN was involved in an accident near Monroe Center, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 June 2012 at 12:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Monroe Center, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

42.1183, -88.9742

Aircraft

Nappi Tito C LANCAIR 235M

Registration

N18TN

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monee → Rockford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12FA395

1 person died.

The in-flight fire for a reason that could not be determined due to extensive damage from the fire.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

As he was approaching the destination airport, the pilot of the amateur-built airplane reported that the airplane was on fire. The pilot landed the airplane in a cornfield with its wings level and at a 5 degree descent angle. He was not able to exit the airplane and perished. Examination of the airplane showed that the fire was concentrated in the area between the airplane’s firewall and instrument panel where the fuselage-mounted header tank would have been. Only portions of the header tank and the fuel system within the cockpit were identifiable. The remainder of the fuel system components were consumed by the fire. The postaccident examination did not show any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction or abnormalities, although the damage was too extensive to determine the reason for the in-flight fire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.