Herink H R/Herink R W CHALLENGER accident near Apple River, IL
On November 27, 2007, a Herink H R/Herink R W CHALLENGER (airplane) was involved in an accident near Apple River, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 27, 2007
- Place
- Apple River, IL
- Aircraft
- Herink H R/Herink R W CHALLENGER · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.466°N, 90.169°W
- NTSB ID
- 20071129X01876
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 27, 2007, at 1636 central standard time, an amateur-built Herink Challenger II, N2159M, collided with the terrain following a loss of control near the Foster Airport (7A4), Apple River, Illinois. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The local personal flight was being operated under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from 7A4, about 1600. The pilot reportedly took off from 7A4 and was practicing takeoffs and landings when the accident occurred. A witness reported the pilot flew once around the traffic pattern prior to the accident. A witness reported seeing the airplane just north of the airport heading in a southeasterly direction. He stated the airplane was low, approximately 80 feet above the ground, and it barely cleared a group of trees prior to the nose dropping. The airplane then descended into the field. The witness reported that there were occasional wind gusts in the area around the time of the accident. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 70, held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land rating, issued September 20, 1974. The pilot did not hold a current medical certificate. The pilot's family provided copies of the pilot's logbook for review. The last entry in the second of two logbooks was dated August 25, 1996. The logbook showed the pilot had a total flight time of 171.6 hours and that his last biennial flight review was on March 24, 1996. A family member of the pilo
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude and the gusty wind conditions.
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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.
