Piper PA 30 accident near Plainfield, IL
On July 21, 2016, a Piper PA 30 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Plainfield, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 21, 2016
- Place
- Plainfield, IL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 30 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.555°N, 88.207°W
- NTSB ID
- 20160721X74604
Official records · CEN16FA276
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Weather Reports and Records - Preflight Briefing Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control - Chronological Summary of Flight: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control - Transcript 0915NTSB-C90 (TRACON) N7409Y Position 1M Rev: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control - Transcript 0915NTSB-C90 (TRACON) N7409Y Position 1P Rev: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control - Transcript 0915NTSB-ZAU (ARTCC) N7409Y Position 57R Rev: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 21, 2016, about 1114 central daylight time, a Piper PA 30 airplane, N7409Y, was destroyed following an in-flight breakup near Plainfield, Illinois. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Day visual meteorological conditions were reported near the accident site about the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed for the flight. The personal flight originated from Upper Cumberland Regional Airport (SRB), near Sparta, Tennessee, about 0845, and was destined for Eagle River Union Airport (EGV), Eagle River, Wisconsin. According to fueling records, the airplane was fueled with 73.61 gallons of 100 low lead aviation gasoline at SRB on July 21, 2016. The airplane taxied out for departure about 0841. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot established contact with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic controller and requested visual flight rules flight following to EGV. Flight following service availability is based on controller workload. The flight was issued a discrete transponder code (1647) and proceeded toward the destination. At 1039, the pilot established contact with the Chicago, Illinois, Air Route Traffic Control Center. At 1104, as the airplane neared Class B airspace, the controller terminated flight following services tofor the airplane, instructed the pilot to change the transponder code to VFR (1200), and provided another frequency on which the pilot could attempt to reinstate flight following. The
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during an en route climb near convective activity, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, an uncontrolled descent, and a subsequent in-flight breakup due to an exceedance of the airplane's design load limitations.
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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.
