Extra EA300 accident near Wonder Lake, IL
On November 25, 2022, an Extra EA300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wonder Lake, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 25, 2022
- Place
- Wonder Lake, IL
- Aircraft
- Extra EA300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.402°N, 88.365°W
- NTSB ID
- 20221126106363
Official records · CEN23FA046
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 25, 2022, about 1615 central standard time, an Extra EA 300/LC airplane, N361LX, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Wonder Lake, Illinois. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data indicated that, at 1558, the airplane departed runway 27 at Galt Field Airport (10C), Wonder Lake, Illinois, and then entered a climbing right turn toward north and 3,000 ft mean sea level (msl), as depicted in Figure 1. Between 1559:15 and 1600:30, the airplane completed at least two aerobatic maneuvers about 1.8 nm north-northwest of 10C. Following the aerobatic maneuvers, the airplane flew east toward Antioch, Illinois. About 1605, the airplane entered a left 360° turn over a residential area located about 1.8 nm south of downtown Antioch, Illinois. The airplane’s altitude during the 360° turn was about 1,250 ft above ground level (agl). Following the 360° turn, the airplane turned northwest and climbed to about 2,700 ft msl. At 1608:30, the airplane turned west and descended to 2,400 ft msl. At 1610, about 1.7 nm north of Genoa City, Wisconsin, the airplane turned south and continued toward 10C. Figure 1. Plot of the airplane ground track for the accident flight. At 1613:12, the airplane entered the traffic pattern at 10C while on a left crosswind for runway 27, as depicted in Figure 2. The airplane was decelerating through 160 knots calibrated air
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent path to the runway after he became disorientated by sun glare while on final approach, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain.
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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.
