Czech Aircraft Works Sport Cruiser accident near Newark, IL
On July 21, 2008, a Czech Aircraft Works Sport Cruiser (airplane) was involved in an accident near Newark, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 21, 2008
- Place
- Newark, IL
- Aircraft
- Czech Aircraft Works Sport Cruiser · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.519°N, 88.606°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080728X01120
Official records · CHI08FA196
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 21, 2008, about 1030 central daylight time, a Czech Aircraft Works Sport Cruiser, N602CF, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain near Cushing Field (0C8), Newark, Illinois. The sport pilot received fatal injuries. The airplane was registered as a Special - Light Sport Aircraft (S-LSA), and was operated as a rental airplane by Sport Pilot Chicago, located at 0C8. The 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight departed 08C about 1030 on a local flight. There were no witnesses to the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. A witness who was employed at the airport reported that he had returned to 0C8 about 1030. He observed the airplane takeoff from runway 36 (2831 feet by 80 feet, grass), but he did not continue to watch it. A pilot flying at the airport spotted the airplane in a bean field at 1300. The accident site was located within 0C8's traffic pattern about where the turn from a left downwind to a left base leg would be made. A small notepad was found in the cockpit that indicated that the airplane had departed with the Hobbs meter reading 76.5 hours. The Hobbs meter read 76.7 hours at the accident site. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The 77-year-old pilot held a Sport Pilot certificate with a single-engine land rating. The pilot was flying under Sport Pilot rules, and did not have (and was not required to have) an FAA medical certificate. The pilot’s logbook indicated that he received his Student Pilot certificate on June 27, 2006. He received his Sport P
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane in the landing pattern. Contributing to the severity of injuries was the failure of the pilot's shoulder harness.
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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.
