ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45874
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| Date: | Thursday 6 July 2006 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Rans S-14 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N43293 |
| MSN: | 0997099 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Berlin, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Berlin, IL (PVT) |
| Berlin, IL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane impacted a corn field under unknown circumstances. The pilot was reported missing on the evening of the flight, and the wreckage was located the following morning. The exact time of the accident was not determined. The pilot did not hold either a pilot certificate, or an airman medical certificate. No evidence of a failure of the airframe, flight control system, or engine during the accident flight was found. Visual weather conditions were present on the evening of the accident flight. The pilot's wife reported that he had previous problems with the engine's carburetor, but she believed the problems had been corrected prior to the accident flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20060717X00950&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Dec-2017 09:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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