Remote Sensing CIRRUS VK-30 accident near Lk In The Hills, IL
On April 19, 1994, a Remote Sensing CIRRUS VK-30 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lk In The Hills, IL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 19, 1994
- Place
- Lk In The Hills, IL
- Aircraft
- Remote Sensing CIRRUS VK-30 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.160°N, 88.300°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01065
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 19, 1994, at 1515 central daylight time, an Experimental VK-30, N108P, impacted the terrain during a visual approach to Lake in the Hills Airport, Lake in the Hills, Illinois. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. An IFR flight plan had been filed. The airplane was owned and operated by Remote Sensing Services, LTD., McHenry, Illinois. The flight originated in Lake in the Hills, Illinois, at approximately 1430. Several witnesses to the accident reported they heard no engine noise. One witness reported the engine lost power during the visual approach. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 59, held Airline Transport Pilot certificate No. 1335633 issued on August 13, 1970, with airplane ratings for multiengine land aircraft and commercial pilot privileges for single engine land aircraft. The second class medical certificate was issued to the pilot on September 9, 1993, and contained the limitation that the pilot must wear corrective lenses while exercising the privileges of his airman's certificate. According to the records on file in the Aeromedical Certification Division at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the airman had accrued 21,000 flight hours. 234 hours were in the Cirrus VK-30. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aircraft registration certificate for N108P was issued to Remote Sensing Services, Inc., on September 29, 1992. The airplane builder listed on the Special Airworthiness Certificat
Probable cause
fuel starvation resulting from the modification of the fuel system. A factor was the modification to the fuel system.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
