Grumman G-21E accident near West Chicago, IL
On June 14, 1995, a Grumman G-21E (airplane) was involved in an accident near West Chicago, IL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 14, 1995
- Place
- West Chicago, IL
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21E · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.880°N, 88.219°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03645
NTSB summary
History of Flight On June 13, 1995, at 1955 Central Daylight Time (CDT), N121H, a Grumman G-21E amphibian aircraft, registered to Stallion Aircraft, Inc., struck the ground in uncontrolled flight at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, Illinois. The aircraft was observed taking off on runway 28 and entered a high nose up pitch, rolled to the left, and struck the ground in a steep nose down attitude. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. There was a post crash fire which consumed the aircraft. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and winds were calm. The aircraft was not on a flight plan. This was the third takeoff of the evening for the aircraft; however, it was the first flight in approximately two years. The flight contacted the FAA DuPage Air Traffic Control Tower at 1821:11 for a radio check. The ground controller responded the aircraft was loud and clear. At 1836:32, the flight reported they were at J.A. Air Center and requested to taxi to the west side of the airport and back. At 1840:20, Ground Control asked them what their destination was. N121H responded, "Just go down, turn around in front of the building there." At 1844:22, N121H was told, "taxi to J.A., traffic is in position runway three three." At 1846:08, N121H, called tower stating "If we go out on three three we would be able to come in and land on one left." At 1846:14, Ground Control responded, "affirmative" and asked if two one hotel wanted to taxi to three three for the departure. At 1846:32, N121H responded they would be going out VFR and because the plan
Probable cause
THE PILOT ALLOWED EXCESSIVE NOSE-UP ROTATION OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LIFT-OFF, AND FAILED TO OBTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRPLANE, AND THE USE OF FLAPS DURING A LIGHT WEIGHT TAKEOFF.
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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.
