Morrison E-RACER accident near Big Rock, IL
On July 31, 2011, a Morrison E-RACER (airplane) was involved in an accident near Big Rock, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 31, 2011
- Place
- Big Rock, IL
- Aircraft
- Morrison E-RACER · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.759°N, 88.514°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110802X13338
Official records · CEN11FA537
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcripts (Provided by FAA): Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 31, 2011, at 0748 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Morrison model E-Racer airplane, N345JM, was destroyed when it collided with power lines and terrain while maneuvering during a test flight near Big Rock, Illinois. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the private pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that departed the Aurora Municipal Airport (ARR), Sugar Grove, Illinois, at 0744. The accident occurred during the airplane's first flight since being issued an experimental category airworthiness certificate. According to air traffic control data, the pilot contacted ground control at 0739:33 (hh:mm:ss) for a taxi clearance to runway 27. The pilot told the ground controller that it was the airplane's first flight and that he wanted to orbit the airport at 2,500 feet mean sea level (msl). At 0742:27, the pilot contacted the control tower for a takeoff clearance on runway 27. The tower controller cleared the flight for takeoff on runway 27 and to orbit the airport at 2,500 feet msl, making left turns. Radar track data initially depicted the airplane at 900 feet msl, west of the departure end of runway 27, in a climbing left turn. The airplane climbed to 2,600 feet msl while maintaining a 1 to 2 mile radius from the airport. At 0747:29, as the airplane was completing its first orbit of the airport, the pilot told the tower controller that the airplane was experiencing excess
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after experiencing excessive engine cylinder head temperatures during the initial flight test of the experimental amateur-built airplane.
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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.
